[ He hopes that Bastien isn't just being kind. It feels like the pain that By brings far outweighs the pain that Bastien brings. Thank the Maker, he thinks, that he caught Bastien that afternoon in the rain, and heard his story. Any other moment, and Bastien likely wouldn't have permitted that vulnerability - but having been brought in, By now knows. Leaning against each other. ]
I'm a bit of a coward. I spent quite a long time running away from Alexandrie.
[ Matter-of-factly. ]
But...This doesn't quite feel like cowardice. Not like that.
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Metaphors.
[ He hopes that Bastien isn't just being kind. It feels like the pain that By brings far outweighs the pain that Bastien brings. Thank the Maker, he thinks, that he caught Bastien that afternoon in the rain, and heard his story. Any other moment, and Bastien likely wouldn't have permitted that vulnerability - but having been brought in, By now knows. Leaning against each other. ]
I'm a bit of a coward. I spent quite a long time running away from Alexandrie.
[ Matter-of-factly. ]
But...This doesn't quite feel like cowardice. Not like that.