Blaming Yourself

"All joking aside. I'm the oldest and I failed at protecting you guys."

"Oh come on, give yourself credit-"

"No." He barked back. He hadn't meant the force behind the word. Hunter took a deep breath before continuing in a more hushed tone, leaning forward on his knees. "You pretended to be me, I would never have been able to forgive myself if you had gotten killed in my place."

-or-

After the day of Unity, when everyone has finally gone to rest, Luz and Hunter have a little one on one heartfelt conversation.

This is NOT A SHIP fanfic. Just a short sibling hurt and comfort story.