#withtheknife

….it doesn’t stand for Special Buddy?

 karen  watches  him,  the  way  he  moves,  the  way  he  speaks.  he  seems  so  visceral ;      sharp  edges,  harsh  in  a  way  that  things  are  when  they're  worn  out.  &  he's  right,  in  a  tenor  that  makes  her  ache.  they're  in  hell,  all  of  them,  &  they're  burning  &  they  should  get  out,  everyone  should  get  out,  but  they  don't.  there's  gotta  be  a  reason  for  that,  there  must  be  something  worth  sticking  around  for,  must  be  there's  something  even  the  devil  thinks  is  worth  fighting  for.  he's  trying  to  help  too.  she  thinks  it,  doesn't  say  it.  it's  not  what  he  needs  to  hear  right  now,  not  a  conversation  that  needs  to  be  had,  not  worth  interrupting  him  for.  she  thinks  justice  is  personal,  that  it's  not  the  same  thing  to  everyone,  that  there's  no  sharp  red  line  separating  it  from  vengeance.  but  maybe  she  only  thinks  that  to  make  herself  feel  better,  maybe  she  doesn't  know  anything  at  all  about  real  justice.