[It's a familiar story; he'd said as much to Era, that it was easier to not bring up his issues, object to how he's treated. "Easier for who," had been her response. He wants to ask the same of her, but he suspects it would be a similar answer. For both of them, the priority is to protect. Protect others, their feelings, their priorities. Their own can wait, or remain unknown. It's... easier.
Quietly he pulls her in, wrapping both arms around her in a tight embrace. If this is easier, then he doesn't want it to be easy anymore.]
I don't want this anymore. For you, or for me. It feels easier at first, but... this is the trade-off. And this is getting harder, every day.
[He doesn't want her to make it easier - for them, for him, for anyone else - if it only ends up hurting her. Pain is a burden that doesn't have to be carried by any one person. And maybe he's a hypocrite for wanting better for her, without accepting better for himself. But they both are, and... they can push one another. This feels better than trying to do it all alone.]
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[It's a familiar story; he'd said as much to Era, that it was easier to not bring up his issues, object to how he's treated. "Easier for who," had been her response. He wants to ask the same of her, but he suspects it would be a similar answer. For both of them, the priority is to protect. Protect others, their feelings, their priorities. Their own can wait, or remain unknown. It's... easier.
Quietly he pulls her in, wrapping both arms around her in a tight embrace. If this is easier, then he doesn't want it to be easy anymore.]
I don't want this anymore. For you, or for me. It feels easier at first, but... this is the trade-off. And this is getting harder, every day.
[He doesn't want her to make it easier - for them, for him, for anyone else - if it only ends up hurting her. Pain is a burden that doesn't have to be carried by any one person. And maybe he's a hypocrite for wanting better for her, without accepting better for himself. But they both are, and... they can push one another. This feels better than trying to do it all alone.]