[leaning back, she fixed her gaze on the stars, considering] Expectations...they aren't bad necessarily. And you'll meet them. But it has to be when you're ready.
[she knew the questions whirling in his mind. Why could everyone else be ready when he was still struggling. What was wrong with him?]
[quietly] People try to understand, sometimes. Genuinely try. And the ones with open hearts or similar pasts get closer than most. But they can't ever know exactly what it was like for you in those moments when you know what hell and evil really are.
They can try. And they can push. And the best will support and chide you just to keep you from giving up. But they can't know. And they can't tell you when you should be "fixed," like there's some magical end-date where the past stops mattering anymore.
[she looks back at him, then, blue eyes on blue if he chooses to meet her gaze] You will be alright, but it won't be because you finally figure out the "right" things to do. It'll be because you're already doing the right things and you just need the time to heal.
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[leaning back, she fixed her gaze on the stars, considering] Expectations...they aren't bad necessarily. And you'll meet them. But it has to be when you're ready.
[she knew the questions whirling in his mind. Why could everyone else be ready when he was still struggling. What was wrong with him?]
[quietly] People try to understand, sometimes. Genuinely try. And the ones with open hearts or similar pasts get closer than most. But they can't ever know exactly what it was like for you in those moments when you know what hell and evil really are.
They can try. And they can push. And the best will support and chide you just to keep you from giving up. But they can't know. And they can't tell you when you should be "fixed," like there's some magical end-date where the past stops mattering anymore.
[she looks back at him, then, blue eyes on blue if he chooses to meet her gaze] You will be alright, but it won't be because you finally figure out the "right" things to do. It'll be because you're already doing the right things and you just need the time to heal.