Hmmm, well, that's true, you are odd, and an absolute dear. I was very fortunate to spill coffee over you that one evening.
He might need to grow his own out quite a bit to manage that, it's true. Still, it sounds like you're quite comfortable together. I'm glad. He could use the company, I think, more than he'd like to admit.
...Ah, my friend. There's no cowardice in that. That sort of trauma lingers long after these sorts of events, and applies to the mind as well as the body. You must take time for your own healing, before you can look to offering the same for others.
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He might need to grow his own out quite a bit to manage that, it's true. Still, it sounds like you're quite comfortable together. I'm glad. He could use the company, I think, more than he'd like to admit.
...Ah, my friend. There's no cowardice in that. That sort of trauma lingers long after these sorts of events, and applies to the mind as well as the body. You must take time for your own healing, before you can look to offering the same for others.
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[ there's a bit of a pause. ]
I know how that feels, a little.