Through Mark's very, very lengthy pause there is a growing sense of anxiety, and shame over top of it. He just. Really, really, really had not been thinking this through at all. Had really been thinking only of himself, even as he purported to be doing this for others. (Two things can be true — he'd only been considering the physical consequences, not the emotional ones, because the former is what actually makes sense to him and the latter is a minefield he is thoroughly failing right now.) It is all consuming, overwhelming.
He swallows. ]
... I'm glad I told you, then. [ He doesn't have it in him to laugh weakly. Just... ouch. ] I'm... I promise that if it comes up with anyone else I'll tell them. Really. Like what I did here, with you. Then it's not like I'm springing anything on anyone. That's gotta work, right...?
[ He turns to Haru, eyes big and wet and sad. You know. 🥺 ]
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Through Mark's very, very lengthy pause there is a growing sense of anxiety, and shame over top of it. He just. Really, really, really had not been thinking this through at all. Had really been thinking only of himself, even as he purported to be doing this for others. (Two things can be true — he'd only been considering the physical consequences, not the emotional ones, because the former is what actually makes sense to him and the latter is a minefield he is thoroughly failing right now.) It is all consuming, overwhelming.
He swallows. ]
... I'm glad I told you, then. [ He doesn't have it in him to laugh weakly. Just... ouch. ] I'm... I promise that if it comes up with anyone else I'll tell them. Really. Like what I did here, with you. Then it's not like I'm springing anything on anyone. That's gotta work, right...?
[ He turns to Haru, eyes big and wet and sad. You know. 🥺 ]
Are... are we okay?