[there's no gentle way to say it, no easing the prick of the needle. but she sees in a clear light what he's trying to not see. what this stubborn, silly man refuses to look at, because...
well. they are so, so similar.]
If you never bothered him, nothing would change - except that he and you both would never heal. After all this time, all he wants is to make sure you won't just disappear on him again. It lingers in him, festers there, and when he's stripped of all pretension...it's right there. You're "happy enough", which I doubt, but did you ever stop to think that all he's looking for is you being there? Not your body, but you yourself?
[everybody leaves me. those words still ache.]
He'd be happier if you stopped running away from him, no matter the excuses you're pulling out. Even if you think he's found replacements for you, which is utter idiocy. Show him you're not going to just disappear again. You already did the hard part of telling him your feelings - now you get to be at his side without that burden on you.
[and here, she makes sure their eyes connect.]
You don't think you deserve him, do you?
[his love. his devotion. his loyalty, even now. either Ryouma contradicts her, and he's a heartless bastard who doesn't see the scars, or he admits it, and he's more pathetic than he wants people to ever know. but that's friendship - and shoring other people up is what she's best at.]
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well. they are so, so similar.]
If you never bothered him, nothing would change - except that he and you both would never heal. After all this time, all he wants is to make sure you won't just disappear on him again. It lingers in him, festers there, and when he's stripped of all pretension...it's right there. You're "happy enough", which I doubt, but did you ever stop to think that all he's looking for is you being there? Not your body, but you yourself?
[everybody leaves me. those words still ache.]
He'd be happier if you stopped running away from him, no matter the excuses you're pulling out. Even if you think he's found replacements for you, which is utter idiocy. Show him you're not going to just disappear again. You already did the hard part of telling him your feelings - now you get to be at his side without that burden on you.
[and here, she makes sure their eyes connect.]
You don't think you deserve him, do you?
[his love. his devotion. his loyalty, even now. either Ryouma contradicts her, and he's a heartless bastard who doesn't see the scars, or he admits it, and he's more pathetic than he wants people to ever know. but that's friendship - and shoring other people up is what she's best at.]