nastyboy: (Interviewer: You have a 5 year gap)
Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd, local cryptid ([personal profile] nastyboy) wrote in [community profile] victory_road2023-02-10 06:43 pm

February Catch All [closed]

Who: What remains of Team Femblemtroika
What: With a few hard hitting losses to the gang, they all try to deal with it. This may mean a roadtrip through Kanto.
When: February
Where: Starting in Olivine, ending in the vague and widely defined area of Kanto
Warnings: None besides their grief (as of yet)

woofdad: (ok)

[personal profile] woofdad 2023-03-07 07:31 am (UTC)(link)
Grant frowns a little bit at that, turning Dedue's words over in his head. Speaking of choosing words carefully... "I see your concerns, for sure. But... you know he wouldn't see you being open about your pain as a burden, right? If he can likely tell, anyway, he might actually feel better with you confiding in him."

That isn't the core of the problem here, of course - but he feels it's part of it, and... he suspects there's a way to go before he or anyone else can start effectively addressing The Rest. For now, the best he's got is to try and lead into the idea that... maybe Dedue's wellbeing can coexist with Dimitri's, actually.

He shakes his head. "No-- it's alright, I asked. I'm just glad you felt you could tell me."
donoteattheweeds: (crossed arms)

[personal profile] donoteattheweeds 2023-03-07 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
“And he may still burden himself with guilt, regardless of my reassurance.”

What is he to do, when Dimitri burdens himself with undeserved guilt? Dedue could tell him that it isn’t his fault until he’s blue in the face, and it would likely do little to alleviate him. And Felix isn’t even here anymore to tell Dimitri that he’s being foolish— Dedue did not expect that this would be the thing that he misses about him.

Grant has taken his unpleasant story quite well, though, with neither pity nor judgment. Dedue appreciates it; he doesn’t regret what he did, and should the choice present itself to him again, he would do the same.

“Even so, thank you for listening to me. I do not often speak of such things.”
woofdad: (maybe i do own too much plaid flannel)

[personal profile] woofdad 2023-03-22 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
"...Also true."

Grant sighs, staring down into the sink. God, he wishes there were a straightforward solution here - and he's sure Dedue feels much the same.

"Oh, no problem - I think it's good to get this stuff out there sometimes, y'know? Not being able to talk about shit that's really impacted you can get... rough."