Merely living is a terribly difficult thing to learn how to do. One would think it a less complex task than all this.
[Perceived failure or not, the reminder that he was--for whatever crazy reason--actually wanted around managed to turn despondent frustration into a faint smile.]
I appreciate that you would offer...truly, I mean that. But I already tend to put far too much on your shoulders, and this is something I think I need to handle myself. Impossible as it seems at present, it's my own responsibility not to make this mistake a second time.
[It had been a sincere offer, but at the same time an uncertain one; he didn't know what he could contribute beyond moral support (which is a weird thing to say about what equates to saying "I'm cool with dying" to one's girlfriend), and it's likely to be an uncomfortable conversation on multiple levels. He'd had enough third-wheel chats this month already.]
Well, even so, if you need me for anything you know where to go. Don't worry about my shoulders, they're doing okay.
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[Perceived failure or not, the reminder that he was--for whatever crazy reason--actually wanted around managed to turn despondent frustration into a faint smile.]
I appreciate that you would offer...truly, I mean that. But I already tend to put far too much on your shoulders, and this is something I think I need to handle myself. Impossible as it seems at present, it's my own responsibility not to make this mistake a second time.
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[It had been a sincere offer, but at the same time an uncertain one; he didn't know what he could contribute beyond moral support (which is a weird thing to say about what equates to saying "I'm cool with dying" to one's girlfriend), and it's likely to be an uncomfortable conversation on multiple levels. He'd had enough third-wheel chats this month already.]
Well, even so, if you need me for anything you know where to go. Don't worry about my shoulders, they're doing okay.
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