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Message(s) Received;
@ Punisher - "Saw your post.I will drop by, ..."

@ Faunus - "yaoi dungeon. quest thing. you..."

@ Mr_Misteaks - "Mine was Lilith. She would hav..."

@ Anonymous - "Congratulations. You have unlo..."

@ Yael - "Δ Hidden Forbidden Bulwark. Me..."

@ KaraBear - "Hi Hector!I have a question fo..."

@ Mr_Misteaks - "Do you watch much TV?"

@ hana - "(555)123-4567 -Hana"

@ KaraBear - "Hey. Are you around right now?..."

@ zelkova - "Hello, Hector! :-)I'd like you..."

@ Mr_Misteaks - "HectorI fucked upSomeone's rea..."

@ mithrun1 - "How are you feeling?"

@ FlameMane - "hector i need a healer in lumi..."

@ oriade - "how do you feel about zelkova ..."

@ bigkitty - "He's alive."

@ Vogel - "Hi Hector,Do you happen to hav..."

@ Faunus - "Hey, Hector.I was wondering if..."

@ Owen - "i'm sorry.i was just surprised..."

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[ Huh. That feels... weird? He furrows his brows at that email, stuck on it for a minute or so. ]

I think you knew what you were guilty over, Hector. I couldn't tell you what it was, but I know it from your face.

[ He knows the look of deep, deep guilt. After all, Fai has seen it on his own face plenty of times. ]

You're free to punch him in the jaw. I already did. :)

For what it's worth, I'd like for the two of you to remain friends. Though if you think that's not possible because of your feelings, I understand.

[ Well... Hector can't put his finger on it. He remembers how viscerally awful and guilty he felt, but he can't explain why. Bad day, maybe?

Anyway. ]

Lol thanks :)

We'll talk about it. Like real adults this time, I promise.

Please do. I think this has been a long time coming.

But I really don't need to tell you that, do I?

[ Or that they need to set boundaries to have a real, honest friendship. The jealous side of Fai wants to include it, but he manages not to. He'll likely always hold some sort of bitter jealousy towards Hector, but he needs to follow his own advice and act his age. So... he leaves it at that. ]

No, of course not. But I think you probably should, just in case. :-)

[ It really has been a long time coming.

He's angry at Yael, of course, but more than anything...he's tired. Emotionally. No guarantees it won't all start up again when he sees Yael in the flesh (?), but he doesn't know if he can take the heartbreak all over again.

We'll see. ]

Thanks, Fai. I mean it.

[ Then he'll take this as an opening— ]

Set boundaries so you can move on. If not for your sake, then do it for mine.

Yeah. I know.

[ It's a sincere "I know," not a flippant one. That probably doesn't come across in text, though. ]

My original idea of a boundary was blocking him and leaving Fine Wine altogether in hopes of just getting over him. I don't think that would've worked on the long run.

I'll be clear with him. Don't worry.

[ At least the rest of the message makes that sincerity come across. ]

You know him well enough to realize that it would have the opposite effect on him, I'm sure.

Don't let him omit any piece of the truth from you.

[ Clear and effective communication... who knew Fai would be advocating for that? ]

In hindsight? Yeah, I realize that. But I was upset in the moment, so I wasn't really thinking.

[ Is he ever? ]

But I won't. I'll try and keep my cool, too.

[ Honestly, Fai is beginning to wonder what thoughts even go through Hector's head. In other circumstances, he'd find it a charm point. ]

Good luck. Call me if you need a mediator.