He's right, that's exactly the kind of thing Xie would tell him, and he'll believe it too - he doesn't have anything to apologise for, but also Xie doesn't feel like it's fair for him to be struggling when he's not the one missing a huge chunk of himself.
(Maybe he'll talk to his therapist about it. Maybe he won't. He probably won't.)
Once the notebooks are all unpacked and Lofthouse has left, Xie looks over to Kevin.
"Do you want to get stuck in, go to the lock up, or take a break?" He asks, using the link automatically even though they're alone now.
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Date: 2023-11-23 02:16 pm (UTC)He's right, that's exactly the kind of thing Xie would tell him, and he'll believe it too - he doesn't have anything to apologise for, but also Xie doesn't feel like it's fair for him to be struggling when he's not the one missing a huge chunk of himself.
(Maybe he'll talk to his therapist about it. Maybe he won't. He probably won't.)
Once the notebooks are all unpacked and Lofthouse has left, Xie looks over to Kevin.
"Do you want to get stuck in, go to the lock up, or take a break?" He asks, using the link automatically even though they're alone now.