... it was easier when we were simply at odds with each other, wasn't it? It's not merely you who's noticed how much more complicated it's grown since then.
In some ways, you're not different from when we first met. But... now that I understand you better, acting the same would be... callous and cruel. That I've been callous and cruel...
[And that's left a lingering frustration that she's not sure what to do with. As if things didn't really so much resolve, as she had to swallow a bitter, remorseful pill and try to move on. A clean start might have helped, but he himself had said he wasn't ready for it.]
[It left them in a strange, liminal space, and she's not sure how to move them out of it.]
[Still, at the mention of backs...]
... ... ...
That scar of yours, on your back. Does it bother you? I mean, is it uncomfortable?
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In some ways, you're not different from when we first met. But... now that I understand you better, acting the same would be... callous and cruel. That I've been callous and cruel...
[And that's left a lingering frustration that she's not sure what to do with. As if things didn't really so much resolve, as she had to swallow a bitter, remorseful pill and try to move on. A clean start might have helped, but he himself had said he wasn't ready for it.]
[It left them in a strange, liminal space, and she's not sure how to move them out of it.]
[Still, at the mention of backs...]
... ... ...
That scar of yours, on your back. Does it bother you? I mean, is it uncomfortable?