Tag: nova 1

Moonflower: I can’t take back what has already been done. I can’t change all of the times that I stayed silent when I should have spoken up, the times I turned a blind eye as Valerian… I should have done more. I could have done more. Instead, I let him ruin you. I hope you are able to find some happiness in this world.

Sirius: I never blamed you, Moonflower. You’re just as much of a prisoner of Valerian’s ambitions as Altair and I are. I hope that one day you’ll be free of your cage.

Moonflower: A romantic sentiment, but I am afraid this cage is also my grave. Please take care of my daughter.

Sirius: You know, for the longest time I actually believed that, that I am a monster. That I could never really be anything different than that. That I didn’t deserve anything more than what you had made me to be. But that’s what you wanted, isn’t it? Break them and they will never leave. That’s the way you work, isn’t it?

Valerian: What? You suddenly have something that you feel is better than anything I have to offer? Please, don’t make me laugh.

Sirius: The most important thing. I would do anything to make her happy.

Sirius: You know there is so much more to the world than losses and gains.

Valerian: When did you get so sentimental? If you don’t benefit from it then, why do it at all? Because you love her. Don’t be ridiculous. Love is a game for fools, a game that you’re inevitably going to lose. How long do you think it will be before she sees you for the monster you really are? 

Sirius: Monster…[weary chuckle]

Valerian: You’re foolish if you think that our deal still stands–

Sirius: This isn’t about the deal. I want to keep her as far away from you as I possibly can. 

Valerian: You of all people should know the consequences of making such a decision. Do you really think that you are immune to them?

Sirius: [laughing] You can skip your big, bad, boss talk, Valerian. 

Valerian: What do expect to gain from all of this nonsense anyway?

Altair: It’s not like you can blink and it makes it all go away. Our past… your job… it’s the dark cloud hanging over everything that this can be and here I am, waiting for the storm to come. The day that suddenly you’re gone and I’m powerless. [sighs] I’ve been there once before. I don’t want to be in that place again. 

Sirius: Altair… 

Altair: We can never be anything more than this. Not with the way things are.

Sirius: What if I didn’t work for your father anymore?

Altair: W-What? Is that even possible?

Sirius: I’m sure I could figure it out.

Altair: You’re right. I’m sorry.

Sirius: Will you actually talk to me now?

Altair: [quiet] I still don’t want to.

Sirius: It’s not going to just go away because you refuse to talk about it.

Altair: I know that. I do. There are so many things about this that are complicated… and messy. 

Sirius: It doesn’t have to be.

Altair: How can you even say that? 

Altair: Put what off exactly?

Sirius: An actual conversation about our relationship.

Altair: What relationship? This? It’s not a relationship. So there we have it. There’s nothing to talk about.

Sirius: Call it what you want Altair, but it’s been over a year. I think we’re a little past the point of this being casual. 

Altair: Maybe it should stop being anything all together then.

Sirius: If that’s how you feel then I’ll walk you to the station and we can be done here. Is that what you want?

Altair: [pouting] No…

Sirius: Then don’t say things you don’t mean just to be hurtful. It’s not going to get you anywhere.