[Strong... she says it with such confidence that any objection he might have dies in his throat, words he's not willing to voice. To deny it would be like calling her a liar, and that feels wrong, in light of all she's done.
Instead he lowers his eyes, swallowing hard, and raises one hand to press it over the fingers on his cheek, quietly holding on for a long moment.]
...I'll... keep trying. I'll try to live up to that.
[He's used to high expectations; she makes it sound as if he's already achieved them. Even for all he has yet to do, even for his failings, what he's just admitted will come in the future, she can still look at him and say that. He feels unworthy, but so, so grateful for it.
"I won't let you down."
"I know you won't."
Luna believed in him, too. He won't dishonour her by simply laying down and giving up.]
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Instead he lowers his eyes, swallowing hard, and raises one hand to press it over the fingers on his cheek, quietly holding on for a long moment.]
...I'll... keep trying. I'll try to live up to that.
[He's used to high expectations; she makes it sound as if he's already achieved them. Even for all he has yet to do, even for his failings, what he's just admitted will come in the future, she can still look at him and say that. He feels unworthy, but so, so grateful for it.
"I won't let you down."
"I know you won't."
Luna believed in him, too. He won't dishonour her by simply laying down and giving up.]