We both liked you. You were bright, and when you can pull off anything near a genuine smile, you're a beautiful boy, you know.
[ She knows it was never going to be the worst to anyone except herself. ... Maybe Toushiro. But her life was, in essence, a charmed one. One where she didn't know real hardship. Her woes were slight, but compounding.
I know. I'm not sure if I understood it at the time, but I know now.
[Why does everyone keep saying that? Come- come on, now's not the time to get embarrassed, this is serious--]
And I know you both still like me now, even if things are a lot more complicated. I'll do my best not to tread on your feelings. You might have to break some things down for me like I'm a little kid, though. It's really hard to tell what you're thinking.
[...]
I don't want anything to happen to either of you. I definitely don't want to be responsible for it.
Honestly, if it comes down to it, it's just because it worked. I don't have some grand answer for you about how you were a better or worse kid than any one I've fostered. Because the affection people feel doesn't work that way. Or at least, it shouldn't.
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[ She knows it was never going to be the worst to anyone except herself. ... Maybe Toushiro. But her life was, in essence, a charmed one. One where she didn't know real hardship. Her woes were slight, but compounding.
She's sure it's anathema to an orphan. ]
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[Why does everyone keep saying that? Come- come on, now's not the time to get embarrassed, this is serious--]
And I know you both still like me now, even if things are a lot more complicated. I'll do my best not to tread on your feelings. You might have to break some things down for me like I'm a little kid, though. It's really hard to tell what you're thinking.
[...]
I don't want anything to happen to either of you. I definitely don't want to be responsible for it.
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Honestly, if it comes down to it, it's just because it worked. I don't have some grand answer for you about how you were a better or worse kid than any one I've fostered. Because the affection people feel doesn't work that way. Or at least, it shouldn't.