( there are a lot of details he could give here. that he's struggled with that for fucking years, that jason's--always been emotional, that his trip down death valley and into a lazarus pit really only made it five times worse. that he's struggling but doing his goddamn best. that a few years ago, he would have jumped for connor's throat without warning and had no regrets.
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markus doesn't get any of that. )
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