Where Do We Go From Here||I Promise OR All My Fault
Chapter Summary: It's not Elsa's fault. It's his.
Chapter Rating: K+ for a lame attempt at angst and some self-blame.
[268 words. Another external drabble-type part. I like writing this arc in drabble form, it keeps it from getting over complicated like my other arcs. Also, this is punctuated the way it is for emphasis, so wait a second after reading each line, and another extra beat where there are '...'s.]
Disclaimer: I do not own RotG.
"I'll come back."
"I'll protect you."
"I'm fine."
"I'll be here when you wake up."
...
"I promise."
So many promises. They overwhelm Jack, weighing heavy on his shoulders and heart. He doesn't know how long he can fulfill them. He has already broken one. Another was a blatant lie.
Yes, he came back tomorrow.
Yes, he stayed until she woke up.
But he didn't protect them.
He isn't fine.
He won't ever be fine again.
He didn't protect Anna, didn't help Elsa. He didn't train Elsa. Didn't assist her in learning to control her powers.
He is a coward. He is a failure of a guardian. He doesn't deserve their trust. He shouldn't be the one protecting them. He isn't responsible enough. His little princesses will get hurt because of his incompetence.
It is all his fault.
He has to break another promise.
He won't come back.
He can't come back.
It isn't Elsa's fault.
Elsa is not a monster.
No, not Elsa, never Elsa, not his sweet baby girl.
It is all his fault.
He is the monster.
He will protect them this time.
He will stay away from them.
Forever.
Even if it kills him.
He decides his life is not worth living without them. The only way for him to guard them and save them is secretly.
He watches from afar, hides in the shadows, protects them without interacting with them.
And every day, he dies a little inside to protect those he loves...
...from himself.
A/N:
The next one is more of a story format than this one.
I was on a roll with this but I'm stuck at the next part -.-
I don't know when I last updated but it was far too long ago, I think. Sorry. Happy late Valentine's day! I meant to write something for this... oh well I'll write it now. I was busy last night. No, not like that /).- I was writing pt3 of WP. It has a-hole Guardians in it because they are my absolute favorite to write, idk, I just blame their attitudes on the Center-Greed which comes into play for the first time in Connections (which isn't posted... I insert my headcanons in the order I think of them regardless of the arc and previous stuff so some arcs just make no sense). Idk guys I'm pretty stupid...
And hopefully updates every 2-3 days so that you won't miss one from the same day (like 2 chapters on the same day, only read the second one because you didn't realize there were two etc). Also I go by US ET and am strangely nocturnal... but I usually get back quick enough (like, within 24 hours) if you want to talk."
This is Cat Lunanoff, signing off! *mock salute* *pokes eye* ow, ow...
