and yet i'm still so empty - private, morgan

[madster]

malphas looked at the locket, squinting. he'd surely hold on to it, but he figured he wouldn't have much use for it, but it was a nice memento from morgan. morgan was an enigma- what motivated him? he knew he loved tanglewood like him, but in different ways. morgan was a paragon of a good deputy, and he was glad that it was morgan sitting at the right side of beck.

morgan began talking and he looked up, and he could feel his cheeks warming up. "call me cute again and i'll-" he gritted his teeth, knowing he was not allowed to threaten his superior. "thank you," was all he coughed out. the dog continued, asking him if there was anything that made him happy and then gave him a little pep talk. cute, he thought. no matter how many pep talks he got, he wasn't magically going to have a better outlook on life, but deep down he appreciated the effort.

"haha, bullshit," malphas cussed, on hearing that he may have a power deep within him. "nah. in a month i'll be a year old. if i haven't felt anything before... i doubt i'll feel anything soon." he muttered, eyes darting to the ground, ashamed of his powerless self. "morgan, do you think... i could be a good nurse? everyone thinks i'm a fuck-up and they are absolutely right, but... i just want to prove them wrong. do you have any advice?"