[ he is trying! he looks up at them again, looking somewhat ashamed, and quite vulnerable - because he is. He never talks to anyone like this about himself if he can help it. No one but these two. It's still hard to for him to do so - it's hard for him to face all these disparate pieces, some more vile than others, and acknowledge them all as parts of himself at once - but it's easier if they're with him. ]
... You really deserve better. [ a self-deprecating smirk finds its way onto his face. ] I'll try. As long as you try to keep that promise.
[ he wants to live in their minds, if nowhere else. being remembered is enough. ]
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... You really deserve better. [ a self-deprecating smirk finds its way onto his face. ] I'll try. As long as you try to keep that promise.
[ he wants to live in their minds, if nowhere else. being remembered is enough. ]