[He wrapped is fingers around hers and, grateful at least for the understanding.]
...It's done. Don't apologize.
[Time always passed, whether he noticed it or not. It was always hard for him to see beyond the isolated world he had made for himself over the years, but bit by bit pieces were starting to break through. He had never properly learned to see the good in things, but there were moments when he could. The hand in his was quiet reminder that something positive had actually come from this affair. Something that he knew in his heart that he didn't want to lose.]
I should be the one apologizing. You didn't need to know all of that. At least, not right now.
[He shifted a little closer. Another promise he had made for himself was to never be so blind again, and...his sister had problems that needed more attention than his own.]
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...It's done. Don't apologize.
[Time always passed, whether he noticed it or not. It was always hard for him to see beyond the isolated world he had made for himself over the years, but bit by bit pieces were starting to break through. He had never properly learned to see the good in things, but there were moments when he could. The hand in his was quiet reminder that something positive had actually come from this affair. Something that he knew in his heart that he didn't want to lose.]
I should be the one apologizing. You didn't need to know all of that. At least, not right now.
[He shifted a little closer. Another promise he had made for himself was to never be so blind again, and...his sister had problems that needed more attention than his own.]