#i'm sorry i'm thinking so much about rupert willington jons hammersfeld vii right now

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“He thought I was gone and he just left it this empty. I don’t—” “Your uncle loves you,” said Jack. “You know that.” “I don’t want it to be like this,” said Rupert. “I don’t want to leave holes in people, good people, my people.”

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“One day one of us is gonna miss the other. You want me to hate myself, if I end up going first? You can live through losing people, Rupe. I don’t want to live through not having them.” Rupert pushed his hair back off his face and lifted his eyes. “You’re missing a button,” he said. “I can fix that when we get back.”

Remember the Dust by E. Jade Lomax