[ It isn't easy for him to listen, either, and it it's his memory. It's not that he's forgotten how low he'd been, how close he came to giving up on himself, on everything. He could never forget that. But he forgot his exact words, and Aranea's, how she'd managed to get through to him, despite his stubbornness. Someone less blunt wouldn't have given it to him so straight, and in an instance like this, it was exactly the kind of treatment Prompto needed. Gentleness wouldn't have spoken loudly enough to him.
It's something he appreciates about Alisaie, as well. For all she is gentle and sweet to him, she is also firm, direct, uncompromising when he falls into the traps within his own mind. She pushes him hard when he needs it, and that's a large part of why he's come as far as he has. She simply...will not stand for him treating himself less than he deserves.
It's still an uphill climb, each and every day, to recognize his own worth, his value. But he's getting there, and he can appreciate now, more than ever before, just how far he's come.
He dips down to rest his chin on her shoulder, turning his mouth to her temple to murmur against her skin. ]
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It's something he appreciates about Alisaie, as well. For all she is gentle and sweet to him, she is also firm, direct, uncompromising when he falls into the traps within his own mind. She pushes him hard when he needs it, and that's a large part of why he's come as far as he has. She simply...will not stand for him treating himself less than he deserves.
It's still an uphill climb, each and every day, to recognize his own worth, his value. But he's getting there, and he can appreciate now, more than ever before, just how far he's come.
He dips down to rest his chin on her shoulder, turning his mouth to her temple to murmur against her skin. ]
It's okay. I'm...I'm not him anymore.