sacredpath | pc: yves

From:

Thank you, Yves.

[she knows he means it sincerely. squeezing his hand back.]

I know that you will. [...] You're very like her, you know. I find it easy to believe in you, too.

From:

noirges

[ that makes him laugh then, a little bit of a lighter noise ]

If I could be anything like Ellie, then that's the greatest compliment I've ever received.

[ and he does seem to mean that too ]

The only thing I can say for certain is that she and I both definitely love you, and want to see to your happiness. If there's anything I want you to believe in, it's that.

From:

sacredpath

It is true.

[both of them showed her such kindness and somehow forced her to believe in it instead of rejecting it.

it's still not easy. there's a lot to her that even she doesn't know. and she knows it would mean something to him, if she could express herself back as easily, but she isn't used to this, she's a sharp instrument, and he feels so fragile that she's afraid to try.]

I wish for your happiness, too. I only wish I knew how to help you with your hurts as easily as you help me. I know you may not feel them, but that doesn't mean they aren't there.

[is he just running around reopening the emotional wounds, too, without noticing?]

From:

noirges

[ oh.

to say that he's surprised is an understatement, and his eyes widen. ]

... is that what you think...?

[ and he'll give her hands a squeeze, gentle, mindful that his own are still bandaged and he doesn't want to bleed grossly on her ]

Shadowheart... I've remembered everything you've said to me. Every kind word and every push. I think I'm finally getting an idea of what everyone was saying to me, that I shouldn't be so quick to be apathetic to being gone...

But if I'm making any progress, you have to know that you played a large part in it. I know... I can be hard to comfort. [ as someone who processes his own emotional pain quietly or apart from others ] Even still, you've always been there for me.

I'm really grateful for... well, you.

From:

sacredpath

[this is so touching that he's allowed to bleed grossly on her. it is touching enough that she gets a little flustered by it.]

You express things so straightforwardly, and that's never been something I'm good at.

[so she really did just assume all of her efforts to return his kindness were not adding up to much.]

That makes me very happy.

From:

noirges

[ he smiles at her, and it's such a painfully sincere thing ]

Well, you make me happy, so I think that we're about even. If you ever have doubts again, just let me know so I can dispel them right away.