"Mending What You Can" is this month's Creative Jam Freebie for the theme of "Broken Relationships" it combines a GYWO prompt of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth and the mentioned title prompt. This is a Welcome to Night Vale introspective-Carlos headcanon ficlet set after the anniversary episode (70A Taking Off and 70B Review).
Content Warnings: unhealthy relationships (one is borderline dubcon, one borderline neglect), martyr complex/drive-to-fix, compassion fatigue

Carlos might be back in Night Vale, but he’s not sure if he’s made the right choice: is it really mending when you replace one broken relationship with another?