It's telling of just how exhausting he is, how his expression crumples into something tight and vulnerable. Is he strong? He doesn't feel strong, carved and hollowed out as he is.
He's quiet for a moment, willing back his composure. ]
...Course I am. I wouldn't be standing here if I wasn't.
[ Maybe if he keeps repeating that, he'll start to believe it eventually. ]
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It's telling of just how exhausting he is, how his expression crumples into something tight and vulnerable. Is he strong? He doesn't feel strong, carved and hollowed out as he is.
He's quiet for a moment, willing back his composure. ]
...Course I am. I wouldn't be standing here if I wasn't.
[ Maybe if he keeps repeating that, he'll start to believe it eventually. ]