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TAAKO

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@fromTV

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Pâtissier

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"You've got Taako. I'm too busy to take your call right now, leave a message."

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[He'd been so ready to brush even Lup off (which says more than anything else), until he reads that Koko and his resolve immediately crumbles to dust.]

I can't forgive her.

[umbrastaff]

[Sisters can't be brushed off that easily.]

I get it. I really do.

Nobody says you have to, but yesterday she was little sweet Luce. This is all a weird change, for her too.

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Yesterday she was little sweet Luce, and then she ruined my fucking life. She took everything from me.

[The first time he'd told her about what Lucretia had done, Taako had swallowed down his anger, not wanting it to spill over into Lup, not when the Lucretia they had with them wasn't to blame.

But things are different, now.]

video @lightemup

[umbrastaff]

[She turns over to video.]

I know. I know, Taako. You have all the right to be angry. Me too, because from what you've told me nobody came looking for me after I died. Barry, who's been lichy and worried for a long time.

[Lup leans her head against her arms, looking at the phone.]

She changed you, left you alone and I can't even fucking imagine how that would be. Thinking you were alone with only half a soul.

She's fucked over my heart and my love. Part of me wants to kill her for that, but she's family, and I just can't hate any more.

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[The only reason he can do this right now is because texting puts a comfortable, reassuring barrier between himself and the rest of the world. He watches Lup on the screen and something in him aches, but he can't bring himself to respond in kind.]

I can't

I can't do this right now, Lulu. I just can't.

[This conversation, any of this. He can't handle Lup forgiving Lucretia when he's still so angry.

Without even considering it, he casts nondetection, just in case either of them decide to track him down with magic.]

text @lightemup

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[She gets it, and turns back to text.]

I know. I suggested she should move out. I don't want you to have to deal with her.

[His comfort and happiness would always come first, especially over Lucretia.]

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[There really aren't words for how much he appreciates Lup being the one to rip that particular bandaid off, because even if it's what Taako wants, he's not sure he would've been able to tell Lucretia to leave.

He wishes they could fix this, but he doesn't know if it's possible.]

Thank you.

I'm gonna stay out for a while. I don't even wanna be there right now.

[Where they were a family again, at least for a little while.]

[umbrastaff]

[Lup will always be on his side.]

Gotcha. You need anything?

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Not right now, pumpkin. Just some time, you know?

[A few decades ago, he wouldn't have wanted time alone to deal with anything, no matter how bad, but he lived a whole life without Lup, and even if those two things clash up against each other a lot, usually with the Lup memories winning out, there are left overs. There are things that have stuck.

And this is one of them. He doesn't want anyone around him while he processes... all of this.

God, but he misses Clark.]

[umbrastaff]

[It's weird, really, to not be there when he's upset. To not be a breath away when he's angry or hurting.

...but he is changed, and that is the second worst thing about all of this.]

I'm here when you need me, Koko. Always.

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[Taako hesitates for a moment on his final text (for now), because they don't... talk about this shit a lot, they've never needed to say how they're feeling because it's been implicit.

But if feels important.]

I love you, Lulu.

[umbrastaff]

I love you too.

[Always.]