you have survived every moment of your life
even the ones you swore you wouldn't
"I'll have to write to you if I find myself on a cliff edge then," he chuckles, scratching playfully at the cat's neck as his nerves slowly steady the longer he remains in her presence.
"I'm sure it seems back and forth. But I stand by it. Events change us fundamentally, and can make us mature or form new fears or desires, but it's difficult to change a man's mind when it comes to ideals and morals. They're different kinds of change to me. And men are rather pigheaded." Flashing her a playful look from the corner of his eyes, feeling more like himself now.
At least she seems to adjust course a little, perhaps reading what he feels, because her next words settle more solidly in his chest. "I can't promise it will happen soon...but that's something I can at least try to do." It resonates more with how he feels than her urging to find someone that he feels he can't honor.
"I'm sure it seems back and forth. But I stand by it. Events change us fundamentally, and can make us mature or form new fears or desires, but it's difficult to change a man's mind when it comes to ideals and morals. They're different kinds of change to me. And men are rather pigheaded." Flashing her a playful look from the corner of his eyes, feeling more like himself now.
At least she seems to adjust course a little, perhaps reading what he feels, because her next words settle more solidly in his chest. "I can't promise it will happen soon...but that's something I can at least try to do." It resonates more with how he feels than her urging to find someone that he feels he can't honor.
this time is no different
you will last
