[to him, this is one big experiment, more than what she's doing now– shadowheart diving deeper into the big black hole that makes up saber, with or without her past skills. she's here now, sending him photos now, and his breath catches in his throat when the forceps grasp the poor girl's tongue. poor. he's never thought of a girl as poor in his life, except for now, same as before, isn't it? living in the now with shadowheart is like living in the worst and best place he's ever been.]
you know i did
[in more ways than one. he sticks out his tongue, presses his finger to it as a test. he knows the swelling isn't there, but it echoes through him as shadowheart continues.]
hey how about you just call me? gotta be tough with the tools you keep having to put down you never answered me by the way. tell me why you're doin' this and i'll give you a reward better than whatever tony and strange are giving do they know you're up to this? i bet they can feel it
please do not perceive this timestamp, cw misogyny idk bro why read this at all
you know i did
[in more ways than one. he sticks out his tongue, presses his finger to it as a test. he knows the swelling isn't there, but it echoes through him as shadowheart continues.]
hey how about you just call me? gotta be tough with the tools you keep having to put down
you never answered me by the way. tell me why you're doin' this and i'll give you a reward better than whatever tony and strange are giving
do they know you're up to this? i bet they can feel it