[ Passed around? Running away at thirteen? Even if it was a long time ago and he'd had his sibling there, that still sounds pretty fucking awful, to Cisco. At least now he doesn't have to debate whether or not he should ask why Taako had left. From the sound of it, his parents weren't in the picture, and the people looking after him hadn't been all that invested. Which is pretty damn heartbreaking - would be so even if Cisco didn't have weird fumes making him even more of a tenderhearted cauldron of emotions than he usually is. ]
that's brave. where did you two go? for me, doing good in school was always the escape plan. took a little while, but it worked.
[ He might not have said it himself, but Cisco doesn't correct Taako when he calls him super smart. ]
i guess i made that kinky bed and i've just gotta lie in it just as long as you're convinced like... if you're gonna think that way, just make sure you're imagining it's harmless fucked up shit and not like, FUCKED UP fucked up shit.
[ What precise terminology, Cisco! And he definitely can't tell if Taako really means it about liking being choked but also he's just going to pretend it's a joke because he's not sure he really wants to know one way or another. ]
doesn't that kind of creep you out, though? like not knowing if there's more you should know but someone's stopped you?
[ Okay it's possible this come close to striking a bit of a nerve. Cisco's not paranoid in the obvious, tinfoil hat and conspiracy theory sort of way. But these days, he's a little touchy when it comes to thinking about other people having power over him, manipulating him, etcetera. ]
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that's brave. where did you two go?
for me, doing good in school was always the escape plan. took a little while, but it worked.
[ He might not have said it himself, but Cisco doesn't correct Taako when he calls him super smart. ]
i guess i made that kinky bed and i've just gotta lie in it
just as long as you're convinced like... if you're gonna think that way, just make sure you're imagining it's harmless fucked up shit and not like, FUCKED UP fucked up shit.
[ What precise terminology, Cisco! And he definitely can't tell if Taako really means it about liking being choked but also he's just going to pretend it's a joke because he's not sure he really wants to know one way or another. ]
doesn't that kind of creep you out, though? like not knowing if there's more you should know but someone's stopped you?
[ Okay it's possible this come close to striking a bit of a nerve. Cisco's not paranoid in the obvious, tinfoil hat and conspiracy theory sort of way. But these days, he's a little touchy when it comes to thinking about other people having power over him, manipulating him, etcetera. ]