[It's a strange, awkward, viscerally uncomfortable thought. Kalim shouldn't need to cook for him, even if he's been forced to do so to protect himself from poison. That's not how things are supposed to be. Maybe he needs to get used to that being how it is here, needs to readjust his understanding of his place in this new society, but.....
He can't just rewire his brain overnight. Besides, this is only a temporary setback caused by some overwhelmingly powerful pack of inscrutable villains..... right? Right?]
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[It's a strange, awkward, viscerally uncomfortable thought. Kalim shouldn't need to cook for him, even if he's been forced to do so to protect himself from poison. That's not how things are supposed to be. Maybe he needs to get used to that being how it is here, needs to readjust his understanding of his place in this new society, but.....
He can't just rewire his brain overnight. Besides, this is only a temporary setback caused by some overwhelmingly powerful pack of inscrutable villains..... right? Right?]