[ She promises him, yet the doubt still feeds upon his vulnerable mind. Yet what other course of action does he have? He can think clearly enough to realize that keeping it in might lead to further corruption, and if nothing else, he can't do that to her. Not when she's trying to hard to help him, whether or not he's worth the effort.
So he swallows against his dry throat, and when he speaks again, his voice is quiet, timid, so unlike the boisterous vibrato he usually wields. ]
I feel...trapped inside myself. [ He heaves a sigh. It sounds even stupider when he admits it out loud. ] Pretty pathetic, huh? C-can't even let myself admit how...low lonely I am.
[ Tears prick at the corner of his eyes, but he blinks them away. No, not now, not here, in front of her. ]
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So he swallows against his dry throat, and when he speaks again, his voice is quiet, timid, so unlike the boisterous vibrato he usually wields. ]
I feel...trapped inside myself. [ He heaves a sigh. It sounds even stupider when he admits it out loud. ] Pretty pathetic, huh? C-can't even let myself admit how...low lonely I am.
[ Tears prick at the corner of his eyes, but he blinks them away. No, not now, not here, in front of her. ]