I scowl at the phone and tap his name to call him. He picks up after a few seconds. “Baz?” “You have never in your life let anyone down.” Simon doesn’t say anything at first. (I can hear the three dots.) “That’s not true,” he says. “I let you down all the time.” “It isn’t ‘letting someone down’ to be depressed.” “You’re literally still angry at me from earlier today.” “Because you lied to me, Snow!” “Doesn’t that count?” “Fine,” I whisper harshly, “you let me down all the time—I think that’s just being in a relationship—but you’ve never let the World of Mages down. You don’t owe the magickal
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