#no sidestep was ALIVE lived through that horrific death and then was experimented and tortured for years

[beastking-golion]

FHR SPOILERS

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I can’t stop thinking about how Chen saw a photo of Sidestep’s dead body, saw that there was no way anyone could’ve survived those wounds, saw their tattoos and learned they were a regene, and specifically hid these pictures from Ortega so she wouldn’t get herself killed trying to avenge Sidestep.

Got a call from Ortega telling him excitedly that she found Sidestep ALIVE

#chen being so tense makes so much sense to me cause the dude literally thought he had full proof you were dead and yet here u are #’didnt you die???’ ‘that was years ago chen things change’ type shit LMAO #I think of it slightly jokingly like haha man that mustve been a mind fuck but also I think of it sadly #he didnt know they could put sidestep back together and force him to survive #he didnt know they werent buried or even an autopsy for researchers to learn about #no sidestep was ALIVE lived through that horrific death and then was experimented and tortured for years #and maybe he couldve done something #he couldve saved them if only he knew but he didnt #and i personally cant fault him fully for not taking on a fight bigger than even himself #pursue the lead to get your teammates body back and risk killing yourself your team and your best friend? #or be forced to accept you can’t do anything even if you wanted to #IDK MAN CHEN JUST MAKES ME SAD OKAY #especially if you romance him cause the poor dude has a homophobic family who treats him like shit #so of course the next time this dude falls in love its to the literal villain terrorizing the city #chen my man im sorry 😭 #im a chen defender he wasnt fully right but he wasnt fully wrong #poor man saw a ghost enter the rangers office #I wonder if when he sees Sidestep he sees their corpse too #URGH I HAVE SO MANY THOUGHTS MAN #gonna have to wait a good couple of years for book 3 but imma be stewing in that time #fhr spoilers #fallen hero retribution spoilers #fhr #fallen hero retribution #wei chen #marshal steele #text post #typical me writing an essay in the tags LMAO #dex talks