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COMM: muses_w_remotes - “To hate someone, you have to really know them. So when I’m looking for someone’s enemies, the first people I check into are their friends.”
VERSE: canon
WORD COUNT: 163
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy.
Friend
-------
Enemy
They are not mutually exclusive terms.
Once, there were two boys.
Once, there were two men.
Events came to be that they knew another.
These two boys were the best of friends, never at opposition with each other.
These two men were the best of enemies, always at opposition with each other.
They did almost everything together.
They did almost nothing together.
They claimed they would always be there for the other.
Of course, they fought on occasion.
Of course, they cooperated on occasion.
But such is how things worked between them.
Their relationship wasn't something to question.
Their relationship was something to question.
It just came naturally.
Then, one of the two boys 'left'.
Then, one of the two men 'died'.
The other was left alone.
So he left as well, turning his back on his home.
Years passed.
Then he found his friend, but he was now his-
Then he found his enemy, but he was now his-
Enemy
-------
Friend
They are not mutually inclusive terms.
Once, there were two men.
VERSE: canon
WORD COUNT: 163
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy.
Friend
-------
Enemy
They are not mutually exclusive terms.
Once, there were two boys.
Once, there were two men.
Events came to be that they knew another.
These two boys were the best of friends, never at opposition with each other.
These two men were the best of enemies, always at opposition with each other.
They did almost everything together.
They did almost nothing together.
They claimed they would always be there for the other.
Of course, they fought on occasion.
Of course, they cooperated on occasion.
But such is how things worked between them.
Their relationship wasn't something to question.
Their relationship was something to question.
It just came naturally.
Then, one of the two boys 'left'.
Then, one of the two men 'died'.
The other was left alone.
So he left as well, turning his back on his home.
Years passed.
Then he found his friend, but he was now his-
Then he found his enemy, but he was now his-
Enemy
-------
Friend
They are not mutually inclusive terms.
Once, there were two men.