The Dilemma of Ethics
A/N: Ok, let's see how this goes. Quinn and Santana AU.
At what point does another person's transgressions become yours? You've never been in the habit of making unsavoury ethical decisions. You pride yourself in being honest, almost to a fault—you've spent more time apologizing for telling people the truth than not. It seems as though not everyone shares your penchant for veracity— and your loyalties, those are always hardline.
The minute you decide that a person is deserving of your loyalty, you give it completely, and consistently. It's very rare that you decide that a person is no longer deserving of these things, but when it happens…it is a swift and searing thing.
The important people in your life know not to disappoint you, you don't take disappointment well. It's the devastation that accompanies the disappointment from someone you respect that you can't deal with, and you refuse to put up with it. You can still recall the last time, you had been devastated by another person's disappointment.
The feeling seemed to have lasted forever, you systematically extricated your life from theirs, and in less than a week they and the life that you had built together were a whispered memory of greys and blues.
Years later you would sometimes wonder what became of them, and then remember that you don't care. You harbour no ill will—you would never wish harm on another human being— you just understand that its better this way.