Liam
I just want one more chance
He wasn’t sure how she could say that he had nothing to be ashamed of; he had everything to be ashamed of. He’d failed to protect those most precious to him, and when the guilt had eaten him alive, he’d run from it, sequestering himself away int he Greatwood for years while the world had fallen apart around him. That wasn’t ‘well-adjusted’ - it was bitter failure, and when he thought about it too much, he hated himself for it.
But he was also working to try and fix it, and it was that which he clung to when things spiraled out of control.
Liam grimaced, scrubbing at his face with a hand. ”I used to be worse,” he admitted. ”After they first died.” Back when he was still in Stormbreak. ”Just - if it ever becomes a problem… tell me.” If it ever got in the way of their plans - or, more importantly, their friendship - he had to know that she would help him outrun his demons. And the thing was… he rather thought she would.
Her own admission had him staring at her, blinking stupidly. ”What, because you were hunting?” he wanted to know, ignoring the blood smeared across her face in favor of her pale eyes. ”Maea, why would that bother me? If anything, it’s impressive.” He nudged his elbow against her arm companionably. ”It would take more than that to run me off. I just… didn’t want you to see me like that.”
But he was also working to try and fix it, and it was that which he clung to when things spiraled out of control.
Liam grimaced, scrubbing at his face with a hand. ”I used to be worse,” he admitted. ”After they first died.” Back when he was still in Stormbreak. ”Just - if it ever becomes a problem… tell me.” If it ever got in the way of their plans - or, more importantly, their friendship - he had to know that she would help him outrun his demons. And the thing was… he rather thought she would.
Her own admission had him staring at her, blinking stupidly. ”What, because you were hunting?” he wanted to know, ignoring the blood smeared across her face in favor of her pale eyes. ”Maea, why would that bother me? If anything, it’s impressive.” He nudged his elbow against her arm companionably. ”It would take more than that to run me off. I just… didn’t want you to see me like that.”
To put my arms in fragile hands
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