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@lxshoxk tagged me on this - a spoiler for your wip with zero context. no context allowed.

wrote this back late December/early January

"there was a story i heard once - why people got free will and all."

Kidd glanced up from his cell; the more he engaged with his partner, the less likely Killer seemed on trying to eat the damn thing, but it was getting harder and harder. "How'd they say we got free will?"

"There was a garden, and it had a tree that man was told not to eat from, or they'd die. 'scept.. 'scept there was a snake in the garden too.

"the snake separated the woman, whispered lies to her- temped to to eat the fruit. told her she wouldn't die - she'd be stronger."

Kidd sat up, gripped the bars in his hand; the cuff still prevented him from being able to reach out.

"It was a lie of course. it didn't make her stronger."

"Orochi tricked you, it's not your fault; What were you supposed to do, nothing? the creep told ..." Kidd's voice cracked, "he said it give you a chance to save me... fuck Kil, this isn't your fault...."

He stared at his friend, looking at the fruit in his hand

"She didn't die..." Killer giggled distantly. "funny, is some versions, she didn't know the fruit was forbidden. some she did. but she's always the one to eat it."

"It's not your fault," Kidd reiterated, "Damnit.. I would probably done the same thing in your shoes - if he was hurting you, said all I have to do to stop it was eat a fucking fruit, I'd do it too."

Instead of reassuring Killer, this just seemed to set him off harder. he was laughing so hard he could barely sit up, sobbing at Kidd's declaration.

"but.. .but in every story, the man knew better. He always knew. Never a single story where he wasn't warned about the dangers. you know what he did, kidd? when he learned she ate the fruit?"

Kidd frowned, "what he do kil'?"

"He didn't want her to be alone. He chose her over everything."

Kidd shook his head.

"he knew he'd die, but he gave up paradise for her, and he ate the fruit too"

And with that, Killer bit into the fruit.