[A month. That's all it's been. It's hard to wrap his mind around his coming to mean so much to her in such a short time.
But then, things like kindness, reliability, and support mean so much more to those who haven't seen much of them, don't they?
Aqua takes one small step, then another, until he finds himself by Lortel. Then he kneels beside her on the floor, one hand on the mattress beside her, one hand gently on her knee.]
...It would hurt you that much.
[He can't gauge his own value. Can't see himself at all, not how he fits into the world, not how he belongs in other people's lives. This, though, he understands.
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But then, things like kindness, reliability, and support mean so much more to those who haven't seen much of them, don't they?
Aqua takes one small step, then another, until he finds himself by Lortel. Then he kneels beside her on the floor, one hand on the mattress beside her, one hand gently on her knee.]
...It would hurt you that much.
[He can't gauge his own value. Can't see himself at all, not how he fits into the world, not how he belongs in other people's lives. This, though, he understands.
What's a doctor for, except to make pain better?]
I... hurt you that much.