‘Whose side are you on?’

If he had a dime for each time he’d heard that sentence, he’d be as rich as a king bathing in gold — & now he’s hearing it from you. Yet, he didn’t understand why. Was it so wrong to simply want to help everyone without the unnecessary lives lost?

His eyes remained downcast as you 2 hid, a few wounds littered his skin as he avoided your scolding gaze. He had nearly gotten himself killed just now and all for that damned self righteousness of his — his hero complex.