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but I'm so used to hear her say / "good morning" every day...

Roman for once being resolutely calm in the face of violence and in fact placing himself in harm’s way to protect his little sister because someone has finally just hit him. has finally been intentional and exact in plunging their fingernails into his healing wounds, doing so without hesitation or covering it up (vs. Logan’s “I didn’t even know you were there. That’s not something I do”). the protestors - a faceless mass - trampling him in senseless brutality was never quite enough; he needed to feel the intentional hurt he’s been itching for, personalized and precise, and Kendall has done that so perfectly that Roman actually becomes fearless when confronted with it. he does not scream when Kendall presses his stitches (just holds tightly into Kendall’s unmoving arm) nor when Ken takes his head in his hands and holds him against the glass wall (an implicit threat, to which Roman is still and stoic). like. oh my god.

God. Ken, the one person who actually stood up to Logan when he hit Roman (“Don’t fucking touch him!”), using Rome’s physical form to kneecap him, hurting him to stop him from ruining Kendall’s chance at winning it. shoving him against his shoulder in a violent embrace. taking his head in his hands and squeezing so so tight. wrestling him to the floor and struggling to disentangle himself.