He shivers in a way that has nothing to do with the weather outside, because the cold settled in his stomach some time ago, sat in there and spread until he barely felt himself at all, just dread and failure and shame.
But it's over, she knows now, and Dave squeezes his eyes shut as he holds Jade close, returns the first human gesture of belonging he's had in far too long. He breathes in once, too sharp.]
I'm sorry for--everything that happened before on LOFAF, okay? I was an asshole and I wasn't thinking about how you would feel and if I'd known it'd be so long before I saw you again, I would've--if I could've done anything else, I would've--I would've.
[He hasn't talked to her in three years. Not the real her.
He missed her so bad.]
You should've gotten so much more than you did. You put so much fucking work in, Jade, I--I'm sorry I couldn't do better. Sorry I couldn't...change anything, in the end.
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He shivers in a way that has nothing to do with the weather outside, because the cold settled in his stomach some time ago, sat in there and spread until he barely felt himself at all, just dread and failure and shame.
But it's over, she knows now, and Dave squeezes his eyes shut as he holds Jade close, returns the first human gesture of belonging he's had in far too long. He breathes in once, too sharp.]
I'm sorry for--everything that happened before on LOFAF, okay? I was an asshole and I wasn't thinking about how you would feel and if I'd known it'd be so long before I saw you again, I would've--if I could've done anything else, I would've--I would've.
[He hasn't talked to her in three years. Not the real her.
He missed her so bad.]
You should've gotten so much more than you did. You put so much fucking work in, Jade, I--I'm sorry I couldn't do better. Sorry I couldn't...change anything, in the end.