#somehow he explained it to bi han though and sub zero is done with this mess

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Mortal Kombat 1 Behind the Scenes AU: The Dating Issues, p. 3

Author’s note: I really like to imagine Bi-Han is the last person who would want to know any details from people's romantic & sexual life but also like, the one who knows a lot more than he should. I guess the AU's version of him likes to collect other people's secrets too 🤣 On serious note, it shows that  Kuai Liang can and will come to his older brother when dealing with personal problems (even if Bi-Han doesn't want get involved). Which is why Sub-Zero is fully aware that Kuai Liang and Cyrax's brother are close not because they fell in love with each other, but because they are in the same situation - their chance to be with people they actually love are very slim. I guess those two are friends with benefits who bonded over a common struggle, because misery loves company and both are very miserable indeed.

Kuai Liang is in love with Harumi for years, but she is a heiress to the Shirai Clan, so of course her parents won't see him as a good material for boyfriend/husband. He lives far away from Japan and may be killed at any time due to his Lin Kuei duties. He does not even officially exist in the "normal" modern world. There is little Scorpion can do about it, and he knows way too well that for him - and Harumi - duty to clan/family comes before personal feelings. There is a realistic part of him that has already accepted he may never be with Harumi - but give him a chance and he will go to great lengths to just see her again... like begging Bi-Han to cheat on Lin Kuei clan's rules by fake dating anyone for a day.

With Cyrax's brother (male Cyrax) the situation comes down to the fact that he likes Sektor's brother (male Sektor) but the man is an emotionally withdrawn person and one really really bad at getting the clue and/or not interested in a romantic relationship. They like each other, but it is hard for them to communicate - maybe both want different things or there are other issues that get in the way? Who knows?

Well, Bi-Han may know, as he and Sektor's brothers are very similar introverts and good pals but he ain't here to get dragged into another emotional mess. Let him be at peace, please. 

One way or another, if “male Cyrax” was there, he would personally ask Harumi to do him a favor and date Kuai Liang even if just for a day XD

Also, what female Cyrax described sounds more like cheating, but A) I did not want turn the "dating problems" into much worse issue than breaking up to not insult Kuai Liang's character and B) Cyrax assuming Scorpion lost interest in her brother instead of cheating on him kinda shows that despite all the conflict, she still doesn't consider Kuai the worst scum. Just a selfish bastard who ass should be kicked.

[Earlier posts, from #1 to #52 & update, from #53 to #87][Seeking advice, p. 1] [Seeking advice, p. 2] [Seeking advice, p. 3] [Seeking advice, p. 4] [Seeking advice, p. 5] [Liu Kang's request] [Enlisting Lin Kuei brothers, p. 1] [Enlisting Lin Kuei brothers, p. 2] [Enlisting Lin Kuei brothers, p. 3] [Enlisting Lin Kuei brothers, p. 4] [Enlisting Lin Kuei brothers, p. 5] [Enlisting Lin Kuei brothers, BONUS] [Bi-Han’s advice] [Solution to problems, p. 1] [Solution to problems, p. 2] [Solution to problems, p. 3] [Solution to problems, p. 4] [Solution to problems, p. 5] [Solution to problems, p. 6] [Solution to problems, p. 7 ] [Solution to problems, p. 8] [Solution to problems, p. 9] [Solution to problems, p. 10] [Solution to problems - BONUS][No need for a murder…] [Stick to the script!] [You. Are. Hopeless] [Are you really healed or sneaked away…] [Bi-Han, NO! Unfreeze him!] [The Dating Issues, p.2]

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Punishment (Sub-Zero/Bi-Han x OFC)

He had to remain calm, he couldn’t let his emotions show. Not now. Now he had to be the steel-nerved assassin he was, acting like this new assignment was the same as any other. But it was nothing like the others because it was obviously a punishment. A cruel, twisted way of bringing him into line with the others, to kill every remaining piece of his newfound humanity.

As he stood on top of the building across the street, looking at the window of her apartment, Bi-Han wondered if he would ever be able to get rid of the sense of guilt he would feel after finishing this mission. Because even if he could forget about killing her after a while, their son would be there to remind him every single day. History was about to repeat itself, and his son would become an assassin just like him–the only difference is that his son would still have a father around.

When he entered the apartment, he went straight to the bedroom and removed his mask as he crouched next to the bed on her side. After all this time, he still found her breathtakingly beautiful and peaceful when she slept, and he wished they could just run away and start a new life somewhere else. Even though he tried to be quiet, she woke up and almost screamed when she saw someone standing there. “Hey, it’s okay, it’s me,” he said once he quickly put a hand over her mouth. It was a lie, it wasn’t okay. What he was about to do was far from it. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you.”

She slowly peeled his hand off her mouth and sat up. “What’s going on? And why are you dressed like that?”

“I wanted to tell you,” he began, struggling to find the right way to say it. “I just want you to know that I love you. I love you both so much.” Forcing a smile on his face, he leaned forward to kiss her, cupping her face with one hand, while with the other he was already creating an ice dagger to use. A part of him wanted to hear her say she loved him one last time, but that would only make things harder. “I’m sorry,” he whispered.

Bi-Han knew perfectly well where and how to strike to make her die quickly. Seeing her struggle and suffer for a long time wasn’t what he wished to see at that moment. Once he made sure she was dead, he stood up and headed to their son’s bedroom to wake him. He didn’t want to stay in the apartment for longer than it was absolutely necessary, it was already bad enough.

His son was only six, so young, and he loved his mother so much. How would he tell him she was gone, that her body was in the bedroom where he had left it? He would somehow explain him that she wasn’t coming back, of course, but he wondered if and when he should tell him what he had done to her. Someone would eventually go behind his back and tell him the truth, and Bi-Han knew it would be better if he heard it straight from his father. At what age would he be old enough to understand why he did what he did?

At the end of the day, it didn’t matter. Even after the rigorous training to become an assassin, putting his emotions aside when they are talking about his mother’s death would be impossible. He would hate him, and he would have every right to feel that way. The best Bi-Han could do for now was making sure his son knew how much he loved him, and to enjoy every remaining moment they had together before the inevitable break in their relationship.