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[apuckalypse]

[Once Rue gets to the second note Casey gave them, it reads as such:]

I think we can both agree this week was bad. Some good things happened, too, and I'm grateful for that. the other letter is for the good. this is for the bad. I don't want to ruin our nice letters with this.

I got sent back there a few times. The thing we talked about came up again, kind of. I'm working through it, and I don't have much else to say about it, but I said I would tell you so I'm keeping my word. I came to you for lessons but also mostly for one hug to boost my mood. I'm sure you gave me dozens. thank you for loving me. recognizing I can be loved despite knowing what I did makes life worth living.

I'm doing good. if I don't follow up, assume that continues to be true. Love you always.

[Rather than his usual signature, the letter concludes with two clawed pawprints in ink: a pangolin, and an owlbear. The claws are touching, almost like holding hands.]

[ruevealing]

[They do not text or call or anxiously show up to his apartment that night, even if the thought certainly occurs to them, but Rue will sit holding this letter of Casey's right against their heart for some time, lost in thought.

He'll be alright. Their boy is strong enough to withstand this. They just have to believe when he says he'll keep seeking them out, that he won't isolate himself and let the thoughts linger longer than they have to.]