[It was selfish and petty, but Cain didn't want to see Abel's guilt or distress right now... he didn't want to feel sorry for him and he didn't want to nod and accept it. He doesn't want to hear his promises, promises have become empty here through no fault of Abel's, and they're not the words he wants to hear.
But he meets Abel's eyes when his brother is more insistent about it, his own reflecting how utterly furious and betrayed he's feeling, even if it's not entirely justified.]
Don't--
[He doesn't want to hear another word. He misses his brother so viciously in that moment, the one he met two years ago who had been his from the outset. Why can't they share that here? Why does there have to be a divide?]
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But he meets Abel's eyes when his brother is more insistent about it, his own reflecting how utterly furious and betrayed he's feeling, even if it's not entirely justified.]
Don't--
[He doesn't want to hear another word. He misses his brother so viciously in that moment, the one he met two years ago who had been his from the outset. Why can't they share that here? Why does there have to be a divide?]