In the hours that followed, Lucius learned how vindictive Dee could be. His Master had tweaked the video feed to feature Lucius starring alongside Karina, but instead of killing himself with her, he played the hero that was always a second too late. Every time Karina attempted suicide, Lucius was there to fail at saving her.
One example was the two of them walking hand in hand. Karina broke away and walked in front of a speeding bus. Lucius reached out to pull her to safety, but his fingers were centimeters short of grabbing her. It wasn’t the failure that stabbed at Lucius's heart. It was the "almost" factor. Almost catching her. Almost touching her hand. Almost pushing her out of the way. Getting to a point of being able to spare her life than being faced with losing her anyway. It was
