[Ah, and there it is, the moment Palamedes has to leave the, hm, minister break area or wherever he's been to find a more isolated alcove, in case he has to get misty-eyed about his boyfriend in peace. It's true that the blueberry incident looms over his shoulder even now, reminding him that obviously, if eating fruits and healing Viktor himself was deemed a reckless choice by one of the local Powers that Be, obviously the Emperor playing around with Viktor's cells is just as bad if not worse. That doesn't make it sting less, that yet another semi-miraculous option isn't working, only solving "most of" the problem, and to add insult to injury it's put Viktor on the Emperor's radar.
So he takes a moment to be a little upset about blueberries and miracles in a quiet corner someplace in the Lumenarium, and then he lets Viktor's affection melt his heart properly, without complications. Viktor deserves better than the half-solutions and dozens of wrong turns this place has to offer, and here's Palamedes, grumbling about - about far less important things.]
I know. But I don't want to overstep.
[Viktor's health, Viktor's agency, etc. Palamedes trusts him to make informed decisions almost all of the time (because that is their mutual flaw, apparently, not discerning enough).]
In any case, we need to find a way that's more lasting. Ideally, permanent. I'd prefer you not be reliant on him or anything else that can change its mind in a matter of moments.
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So he takes a moment to be a little upset about blueberries and miracles in a quiet corner someplace in the Lumenarium, and then he lets Viktor's affection melt his heart properly, without complications. Viktor deserves better than the half-solutions and dozens of wrong turns this place has to offer, and here's Palamedes, grumbling about - about far less important things.]
I know. But I don't want to overstep.
[Viktor's health, Viktor's agency, etc. Palamedes trusts him to make informed decisions almost all of the time (because that is their mutual flaw, apparently, not discerning enough).]
In any case, we need to find a way that's more lasting. Ideally, permanent. I'd prefer you not be reliant on him or anything else that can change its mind in a matter of moments.