Fic rec: Inception

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"this dream called life" by veritas-nescio | Arthur/Eames, Eames/other | Eames only slides out of his armour for one person. | ~5.500 words

“I have a friend,” he says, and she makes herself keep looking at ground, afraid that eye contact will shatter this rare moment.

“He needs my help,” Eames continues, then pauses for an endless moment before finishing in a carefully clipped voice, “I don’t know how to help him.”

WOW! What a twisty tale. Loved it.