[ gross. but he does notice. multiple times now she's talked as if her being on his side is almost a given, and in those same instances wash had realized that he still doesn't quite see it that way. he'll. keep working on that. but they're talking like this now, awkwardly in the doorway but still talking, and it's still something. ]

Yeah. I got you. [ a nod, a wordless thank-you. voicing it might be a bit too much for both of them right now. ] It'll be good to have the backup, just in case.

Thankfully Felix isn't actually an idiot, even if he sounds like one. I figure once it sinks in just how much hell he'd be in for attacking his own Dominant he'll slow down on that front. Probably. [ another deep sigh, closing his eyes for a moment. ] I'm just not looking forward to dealing with him coming back and being told that he's contracted as my submissive without any memory of anything.

[ there's a bit of tension in him there that south might notice if she's observant enough. he really wants to talk about felix's death like it doesn't matter, like he's just that damn merc who he would've readily shot in the head if he ever caused too much trouble, but the reality is messy, complicated. wash is still pulling himself apart from his fake-self, and the feelings there are. complicated. ]