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[quote][b]Donovan (Aug 13, 2001 04:57 a.m.):[/b] Donovan was already on guard when the door slid open to let him into their room. He knew his twin, and was sensitive to his mood swings, even from a distance. He couldn't see his twin's face from the doorway, but the [i]atmosphere[/i] that greeted him upon entry was palpably lighter. Dominic was happy, or happier. Don was immediately suspicious. It hadn't always been this way. Donovan still trusted his twin with his life. It just didn't feel like that was anything important anymore. Dominic had not fallen into the same pit Donovan had with Dante. Dominic had jumped in after him of his own accord and latched on to Roxy instead, and though the result seemed the same, somehow Donovan didn't feel they equated. Their time together since his separation from Dante had made him cling to Dominic with a much tighter grip. There was only Dominic, and that made it impossible for him to bring up anything that might put them at odds with each other, and so Dante remained an untouched subject. Untouched, but far from gone. They had passed the review, after they'd been retrieved and healed. Even miserable and alone, Donovan was scared enough to emulate his brother as flawlessly as he could, and it had been enough to trick their monitors into thinking they were intact. Donovan even made himself believe they were intact, during the review; it made it easier, after he'd convinced himself, to convince them. It wasn't until after they'd finish and begun their retraining that he became aware of how far apart they really were. [i]Strangers. [/i] Dominic had not suffered the way Donovan had when they were taken from Command School. Donovan couldn't talk to his brother about Dante; he was trying to convince himself that it had been nothing more than an infatuation, a flight of fancy...perhaps a small slip. Not love. Donovan couldn't talk to his brother about Dante, because he could lie to his reviewers, and he could lie to himself...but he couldn't lie to his twin. Dom was laying on the bed and smiling when he entered, and he slowed his pace and met his eyes questioningly as the door slid shut behind him. His brother gave him a long look, and the calculation he glimpsed behind the indigo eyes exactly like his own made him wince internally and hardened his features. That his brother would have to think that long before deciding to tell him what was going on stung, more deeply than he wanted to admit. "Rox got a letter through, bro. Would... would you care to read?" Dom sounded half-hearted, like he wasn't sure what to say or whether or not he really wanted to let him read the letter. Don took the proferred desk wordlessly and focused on the screen without reading the words so he would have a reason not to cry. [i]Strangers.[/i] He scanned the letter. Dante was mentioned, more than once, and Don finished it and handed it back. He still loved his twin, and managed to create a smile to give to him. "Congratulations," he said quietly, and turned away to his own bunk, methodically beginning to strip his uniform to trade it for the "civilian" outfit most of IFC wore during the off-shift.[/quote]
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