[ Obvious hypocrisy aside (pay no attention, move along!), he can tell he's going to need to actually explain his thought process in even bringing up this landmine of a conversation topic. Delightful. ]
...I'm not saying I'm naive enough to think you're just a victim. I'm saying that, if Lina hadn't given me something think about, maybe I wouldn't be here trying so hard to understand you.
[ Then again, maybe he would be. Maybe all he's doing is laying the blame for his own softheartedness at Lina's feet... ]
I'll never know the kind of person you'd have been without that shard. But I don't know who I'd be if I were the one with that burden.
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[ Obvious hypocrisy aside (pay no attention, move along!), he can tell he's going to need to actually explain his thought process in even bringing up this landmine of a conversation topic. Delightful. ]
...I'm not saying I'm naive enough to think you're just a victim. I'm saying that, if Lina hadn't given me something think about, maybe I wouldn't be here trying so hard to understand you.
[ Then again, maybe he would be. Maybe all he's doing is laying the blame for his own softheartedness at Lina's feet... ]
I'll never know the kind of person you'd have been without that shard. But I don't know who I'd be if I were the one with that burden.