They Each Weigh Heavy

by bold_seer

Summary:

You’ve never had a friend in your life, Mordecai Heller.

Notes:

For theonlytwin.

New Year's Resolution drabble for theonlytwin, who is interested in Mordecai's backstory.

Chapter 1

A child, in a hurry to grow older, decides that then, he’ll never let anyone see his misery.

Not too old, he meets a man, who encourages him to shoot his way forward in this world.

Now, a part of another team, he works alone. Asa looks at him, thinking he knows him –

You’ve never had a friend in your life. Have you, Mordecai Heller?

– but he’s wrong. His sisters knew a boy. Atlas a young man. Viktor a – colleague.

Past tense; Mordecai gets what he wanted. You can sever any tie, except family.

And your family, you can leave.