[He meant about the person!! Of course he's gonna keep asking about it!!]
You'd let yourself die?
[His one visible eye narrows at that. He doesn't like it. That's probably obvious in his tone of voice, the harshness behind the words, the way his hands tighten on the sleeves on his uniform where he has his arms crossed.]
Don't be stupid. If they're feelings you can't act on, then remove them. You can't die to this.
[I won't let you but that's... That's not something he can say. He can't let her know, not when she's pining for someone she can't have. That's entirely too much to put on her.
It'll be fine, he tries to tell himself. He'll convince her to have those feelings removed, to remain safe. And once she's cured, he'll do the same.
He tries to ignore how the thought makes him ache.]
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You'd let yourself die?
[His one visible eye narrows at that. He doesn't like it. That's probably obvious in his tone of voice, the harshness behind the words, the way his hands tighten on the sleeves on his uniform where he has his arms crossed.]
Don't be stupid. If they're feelings you can't act on, then remove them. You can't die to this.
[I won't let you but that's... That's not something he can say. He can't let her know, not when she's pining for someone she can't have. That's entirely too much to put on her.
It'll be fine, he tries to tell himself. He'll convince her to have those feelings removed, to remain safe. And once she's cured, he'll do the same.
He tries to ignore how the thought makes him ache.]