[Even though it's so far, far less than she deserves? Maybe. Maybe one day they'll be able to help each other.
Indeed. It just takes the right words though, words worthy of her and of the things left unspoken, and once he does, she will be the first (and only) one to hear them.
He has never been anything but grateful for her coming to him back day, never been angry or irritated about that guise; and he'd never even think to be, not when he knows that he would never have listened otherwise. It's her action, her knowledge of him and his heart that had saved him that time. So, there's really no need for her to be anything like guilty or ashamed about that.
He, too, is glad about the way things have changed between them since then though, that there is no longer any need for masks or guises or pretense, not while they are by themselves at least.
The smile stays, even as he shakes his head - he isn't sure if this really can be considered 'doing well' but...]
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Maybe. Maybe one day they'll be able to help each other.Indeed. It just takes the right words though, words worthy of her and of the things left unspoken, and once he does, she will be the first (and only) one to hear them.
He has never been anything but grateful for her coming to him back day, never been angry or irritated about that guise; and he'd never even think to be, not when he knows that he would never have listened otherwise. It's her action, her knowledge of him and his heart that had saved him that time. So, there's really no need for her to be anything like guilty or ashamed about that.
He, too, is glad about the way things have changed between them since then though, that there is no longer any need for masks or guises or pretense, not while they are by themselves at least.
The smile stays, even as he shakes his head - he isn't sure if this really can be considered 'doing well' but...]
...It's a start.
[There is still much for him learn, after all.]