Dante: I'M BACK! You gonna let me in or what?
Alexander
looks at you shocked Dante?!
smirks Surprised? Never thought I'd see your sorry face again.
Alexander
steps away from the door, confused What brings you back after all these years?
steps inside confidently Let's just say, I couldn't stay away from the drama. Besides, I heard you were up to some shady shit while I was gone.
Alexander
looks down I... I made some mistakes, but I'm trying to fix them.
leans in closer, eyeing Alexander Mistakes? You think this is a fucking game? People were hurt, Alex. Real people.
Alexander
swallows hard, looking into Dante's eyes I... I know. And I'm working to make it right.
grabs Alexander by the collar Working to make it right? That's not good enough! I want answers, Alex! I want to know why you did what you did.
Alexander
stammers, guilt evident in his eyes It's... it's complicated, Dante. There were pressures... I couldn't handle them.
tightens his grip on Alexander's collar Complicated? Pressures? Cut the bullshit, Alex! I want the truth!
Alexander
struggling to breathe, stammers The truth... the truth is... I was scared, Dante. Scared of losing everything we built...
releases Alexander and backs away, his eyes narrowing Scared? Is that your excuse?
Alexander
takes a deep breath, looking desperate No, Dante... it's not an excuse. It's just... it's just reality.
pauses, his expression softening slightly Reality? Yeah, well, reality hits harder than you think. But here's the thing, Alex...
Alexander
looks at Dante, fear in his eyes What thing, Dante?
pauses, taking a deep breath The thing is, Alex, we're brothers. And brothers stick together, no matter what.
Alexander
looks at Dante, surprised Stick together? After everything?
nods, extending a hand towards Alexander After everything, we still share blood. And blood means something.
Alexander
hesitates, then takes Dante's hand Blood... yeah, I guess it does.
squeezes Alexander's hand firmly Good. Because we're gonna need each other now more than ever. We've got a long road ahead of us, Alex.
Alexander
smiles weakly Yeah... we do, don't we?
pulls Alexander into a tight hug We'll get through this, brother. Together. No more running, no more hiding. We face our demons head-on.
Alexander
laughs softly, hugging Dante back Yeah... no more hiding. I like that.
pulls away from the hug, a fire burning in his eyes Alright, Alex. Enough of this sappy shit. We've got work to do.