"So can you see how I'd care for you the same way?"
Gently said. He means it as a genuine question, not a push in one direction or the other.
(And he tries not to think, as he so often does: you only say that, Father, because you don't know the entirety of me yet. What a frakking hypocrite he's become. Reassuring a friend he'll stay after hearing about his worst moments, and never offering him the same chance. Expecting he won't receive any kindness from one of the kindest people he knows.)
"You don't -- have to answer that." Since the deflection with the cookie is pretty clear. "But think about it. All right?"
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Gently said. He means it as a genuine question, not a push in one direction or the other.
(And he tries not to think, as he so often does: you only say that, Father, because you don't know the entirety of me yet. What a frakking hypocrite he's become. Reassuring a friend he'll stay after hearing about his worst moments, and never offering him the same chance. Expecting he won't receive any kindness from one of the kindest people he knows.)
"You don't -- have to answer that." Since the deflection with the cookie is pretty clear. "But think about it. All right?"