And here I thought that was just you being scared I'd punch you if you didn't.
( there's some merit to his argument, but the truth goes much further. dutch likes that he cares because she doesn't know how to. because khlyen did his utmost best to strip the capacity for care from her systematically. he didn't manage entirely, but he managed a lot. someone who cares as deeply as jim, as deeply as johnny — it scares her, but it's also intoxicating and beautiful.
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( there's some merit to his argument, but the truth goes much further. dutch likes that he cares because she doesn't know how to. because khlyen did his utmost best to strip the capacity for care from her systematically. he didn't manage entirely, but he managed a lot. someone who cares as deeply as jim, as deeply as johnny — it scares her, but it's also intoxicating and beautiful.
she won't admit that, but it's true. )