[ he's silent, again, as allura speaks -- listening to her, as he watches his tea, the steam rising from the cup. things are different here -- different, in that they have an opportunity to exist here without the pressures of the universe resting on their proverbial shoulders. lotor included.
when allura is finished talking, lotor remains quiet, clearly weighing something out in his mind before he finally asks: ]
Is that what you would do? Were you in my position?
[ it's a reluctant ask of advice; guidance, allowing a slight possessiveness to wash away. to genuinely ask allura what she would do, if she were him. because allura is something lotor can't be, which is genuinely good. and he trusts her guidance, in this matter, over other people. ]
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when allura is finished talking, lotor remains quiet, clearly weighing something out in his mind before he finally asks: ]
Is that what you would do? Were you in my position?
[ it's a reluctant ask of advice; guidance, allowing a slight possessiveness to wash away. to genuinely ask allura what she would do, if she were him. because allura is something lotor can't be, which is genuinely good. and he trusts her guidance, in this matter, over other people. ]