“That’s not a question I like to ask too much, these days.” Because what happened to him in the end was worse than anything me might have once been able to dream up.
He doesn’t buy her posturing at all— he gets it, why she might not want to or be ready or able to admit that’s actually what it was. Caring for people can be terrifying, especially when you’re not used to it. Human nature is hard to fight, and there is a part of every person out there that wants to be wanted and accepted and loved. Maybe not by everyone. Maybe just by one person or a few, selectively. Even lone wolves and spies need people around once in awhile.
He shrugs a little at the question. “I dunno… I kinda like the quiet.” It isn’t just the lack of city sounds he’s talking about, it’s also the noise in his head— it’s not so busy in his mind. He has a silly little theory about all the snow making all his thoughts disappear but that’s all it is. A silly little thing he tells himself to feel better.
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Date: 2024-03-03 03:36 pm (UTC)He doesn’t buy her posturing at all— he gets it, why she might not want to or be ready or able to admit that’s actually what it was. Caring for people can be terrifying, especially when you’re not used to it. Human nature is hard to fight, and there is a part of every person out there that wants to be wanted and accepted and loved. Maybe not by everyone. Maybe just by one person or a few, selectively. Even lone wolves and spies need people around once in awhile.
He shrugs a little at the question. “I dunno… I kinda like the quiet.” It isn’t just the lack of city sounds he’s talking about, it’s also the noise in his head— it’s not so busy in his mind. He has a silly little theory about all the snow making all his thoughts disappear but that’s all it is. A silly little thing he tells himself to feel better.
And maybe it’s working, just a little bit.