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AN: Well, this one's about Reggie. Tell me what you think and if there's any suggestions.
By the way:
SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS!
Spoilers are ahead, read at your own risk.
Delsin, despite everything he's done to annoy me and even if I never thought I'll say this, at least now, but I'm proud for my little brother. What he's willing to do, what he's risking, for the tribe is incredible and I couldn't be more proud of him. He could have done anything with his powers, he could have turned into a monster but he wanted to be a hero and he's a damn good one. Despite everything's he's been put through, all the fear and hate that people keep throwing at him he keeps on smiling. He keeps on telling me not to bother when he comes back limping or tired.
I know I'm hard on him here, but I have to be. I've never been good at expressing my feelings, even when I was really young I was always kind of hard on Delsin. I know this, I know that's why Delsin does have of his antics, he's just trying to get a rise out of me despite anything he says.
He's even keeping it up here in Seattle, tagging the buildings and even the Space Needle when we first got here. I'll admit it, it was hilarious to see the D.U.P. try to cover up something like that, they were running around like chickens that got their heads cut off and the media loved it. Then he kept doing it, I've seen him laughing over some of the tags on the billboards he left to draw out the D.U.P. and the calls he's made after the tags.
I try to tell him to keep a low profile, to keep his head down while he draws out Augustine but he just laughs whenever I tell him to, telling me to just enjoy the show the next time. He kept at it, he's done it at least a dozen times by now and he doesn't care what the D.U.P.s throw at him even more, now he can bring anything they throw at him down and he knows it, so he keeps playing around.
But, even with all his power, Delsin's still struggling. He knows we need to end this soon, he needs to get to Augustine and, more importantly, her powers. He needs to do it soon. Betty's been calling me lately, telling me that things are getting worse every day, everything they've tried has failed and the concrete shards are still in everyone.
Delsin must know it's happening, he must know everything is going to hell back home because I've seen him more worried. I've seen him when he thinks no one is watching, when he lets his shoulders fall and his smile drop. He's getting worse and worse lately, his thoughts are turning against him, telling him we won't get to Augustine in time and everyone back home will die.
I wish I can slap some sense into him when he gets like that but he always hides it and when I bring it up he makes up some excuse and leaves. But, despite all this, I can at least say I'm there when it counts. I know where Delsin disappears to when he needs sometime alone and I head there, just sitting with him while he tries to keep everything together, keep the stress from getting too much. When it gets too bad, when he's falling into hysterics, I'm there to offer an ear to talk to or a shoulder to lean on. He's my brother and I'm always going to be there for him, even when he tries to tell me to stay away or when he annoys the hell out of me.
I know, even with all his powers, everything he can do, he still needs someone to help him when he gets in over his head. That's why I'm always there, that's why I'm always ready to rush and bail him out when he gets into trouble or gets in over his head doing one of his stunts. I'm always there for him even if he doesn't want me to be. Despite all the problems he's caused me and the messes I've had to clean up for him, like that time he covered the cannery in graffiti and got caught by our uncle. I got him out of harsh jail time, something everyone thought he needed, and instead got him stuck cleaning the graffiti off. Just like then, like always, I'll be there for him and he knows it. He knows that I'll always be there for him, always there for him like a brother should be.
In the end, we're more than Akomish, we're brothers and we'll always stick by one another. But more importantly, I'm his older brother and I'll protect him no matter what he does.
And that's why I let go, that's why I let myself fall. I'm just so damn proud of the kid, I'm proud of what he's become and what he's going to do. He'll stay on the right path, he'll keep going even if I'm not there anymore. He's got Fetch and Eugene now too, he's got them to help him when things get dark. When he thinks everything is pointless, they'll be there to help him. He doesn't need me to do great things any more, he doesn't need me to push him to what I know he can be because he's blown away everything I've every expected from him.
I'm just so damn proud of him.
AN: Well, how was this one? Any suggestions on how to improve it or the next one?
Peace.
