[ tears up in this conversation being awkward on more than one level. first, because it drags up the memory of rejection; second, because he can't exactly fault thorns for it. if someone disappeared from his life, he'd probably just move on too.
being clingy isn't cool, right? there are always more people out there to meet; people separate and grow out of each other all the time. and yet, that's exactly why it doesn't sit right with him—why it gnaws at him that both he and thorns let them drift apart. it wasn't just any friendship; on some level, he did want to know how much it really mattered.
considering it's thorns, it is a flawed metric to begin with—he's too kind to ever impose. ]
Love is… wanting to chase someone, I think. But also not wanting to smother them.
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[ tears up in this conversation being awkward on more than one level. first, because it drags up the memory of rejection; second, because he can't exactly fault thorns for it. if someone disappeared from his life, he'd probably just move on too.
being clingy isn't cool, right? there are always more people out there to meet; people separate and grow out of each other all the time. and yet, that's exactly why it doesn't sit right with him—why it gnaws at him that both he and thorns let them drift apart. it wasn't just any friendship; on some level, he did want to know how much it really mattered.
considering it's thorns, it is a flawed metric to begin with—he's too kind to ever impose. ]
Love is… wanting to chase someone, I think. But also not wanting to smother them.
I didn't want to suffocate you.