It's really not an unreasonable thing to want, and he hates himself for not being able to provide it, not because he doesn't want Xie...
...that was a thought he wasn't expecting, and he immediately stamps on it, but not before realising that he does, in fact want to want Xie. Wants to be able to provide those things. Wants this whatever this is, to be real.
"Okay," he says. "So maybe... maybe we should put a pin in breaking the bond for now, because if you do that, you'll never find the right person."
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Date: 2023-10-26 12:34 pm (UTC)It's really not an unreasonable thing to want, and he hates himself for not being able to provide it, not because he doesn't want Xie...
...that was a thought he wasn't expecting, and he immediately stamps on it, but not before realising that he does, in fact want to want Xie. Wants to be able to provide those things. Wants this whatever this is, to be real.
"Okay," he says. "So maybe... maybe we should put a pin in breaking the bond for now, because if you do that, you'll never find the right person."