[ this is enough at least to get him to back off a little - with an angry huff, he steps back, jittering, rubs his hand over his face for something to do with them, to force himself to breathe. just like the soiree. keep it together. keep it together.
it's fine. it hurts all over again, like ripping out his heart, a burn reopened, a fire that never left. ]
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it's fine. it hurts all over again, like ripping out his heart, a burn reopened, a fire that never left. ]
That doesn't mean it's any reason to stop caring.