#yaknow

The separation wasn't clean. How could it be? They were one for so long, some sort of residual thought process convinces them both that they're still in the same body, if one dies so does the other type deal.

For Johnny it's this selfish thing of 'I need you here so I don't Not have you here'. He doesn't understand it. Doesn't understand why he now has to get his prosthetic serviced by Vic. All because he didn't get all the blood out properly from when he literally fisted a guys throat. Because they got too close to V. Nearly took their head clean off and then where would they both be, huh? You have to be more fucking careful, V, if you die we both--

But that's not true, is it? Not anymore, at least. But the wiring is still there, driving them both to do truly insane shit to keep eachother alive.

Johnny has a crash out after this. He don't need no fucking gonk, especially not That One, just to fucking function. And they sure as shit don't need him. So he does what he's good at, he self destructs and leaves

You look just like him.

Context: AU where Phainon looks exactly like Argenti's long lost knight friend