Hope you guys are ready!

Chapter 13 is up!

Talking to River and Vik in the Tower ending made me cry. River because it was so sad (even if I knew it was coming) and Vik because he was just so happy to hear from V again.

I'm going to be thinking about this one for a long, long time.

xxx "You don't look so good."

"D'you think maybe I should drive for a bit?"

River stares out the front windscreen and clenches his jaw, though he quickly unclenches it when the action sends fresh pain through the left side of his face, up to his temple and all the way through his bottom teeth. "Absolutely fucking not."

From the corner of his eye, he sees Roddy slump down in the passenger seat. He's pouting. He's the one that got them into the mess in the first place, and he's actually pouting.

"Those guys beat the shit out of you," Roddy remarks, rather unhelpfully.

River's jaw twitches and he actively has to keep from grinding his teeth together in frustration, knowing that doing so will hurt. Plus one of his back molars feels loose and he really doesn't want to lose a tooth over this. His mind flashes back to the beating he'd taken, fists and boots connecting with face, chest, back. His ribs give a painful twinge at the memory.

That's where you discover that you are loved by your parents. And you realize that you are not as alone as you thought.