now dissolve me; two tabs on your tongue.
    a herd of shepards to herd the sheep
    sleep now my only one.

affilated naegi makoto for the imperialist au created by mani.

_{legend and lore once spoke of a kingdom; withered heights catastrophic over the reign of others. a little more king and less than kind and the world froze over, hell reached up and submerged it in icy pits. everyone is bad, guilty until innocent.}

_{hell is murky, but hope isn’t; north stars shine brighter on principle, to light the way even if no one bothers looking up. traitors are dubbed such only twice–once, when they truly betray their cause–}

_{and once when they are truly right. people deserve forgiveness even if they wear masks of blood and preach death like a rolling chord.}

_{everyone was a person, once. you may hide your heart, but you cannot deny it's existence.}

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