[ her words are wise, and they certainly make sense. lance knows they do, and it is usually in his nature to do just that — to move forward, to keep going, to think of the positives and strive towards it.
but the heavy burden of responsibility and shame and insecurity keeps clouding his mind, and it's something he can't quite easily shake off. it makes it all just seem wrong, to move on. to not feel this terrible, because someone should, and shouldn't that someone be him?
he lowers his head, looking at their joined hands but not quite seeing it. ]
...You don't look so good, [ he says instead, because he thinks anything else he could say now will only upset her. ]
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but the heavy burden of responsibility and shame and insecurity keeps clouding his mind, and it's something he can't quite easily shake off. it makes it all just seem wrong, to move on. to not feel this terrible, because someone should, and shouldn't that someone be him?
he lowers his head, looking at their joined hands but not quite seeing it. ]
...You don't look so good, [ he says instead, because he thinks anything else he could say now will only upset her. ]