And then came skipping up at me later like nothing had happened.
[He sniffs, shrugs as he tucks his hands into his jacket pockets.]
Now it's me that wants space. A lot of space. I'm tired, so I'm hitting reset and letting us go our own ways. [He glances at her, brow pinched. Worried, maybe, that he's about to be scolded for his choices, maybe. But he can appreciate that she's trying her best to be the friend he's always relied on here. Genuinely. Lately, it's been hard to feel like that's even a real thing people do anymore, being there when you're all screwed up.] Sometimes that's just what happens, and it's fine.
He'll make friends other than me; he's been building up to it, so I'm sure he will.
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And then came skipping up at me later like nothing had happened.
[He sniffs, shrugs as he tucks his hands into his jacket pockets.]
Now it's me that wants space. A lot of space. I'm tired, so I'm hitting reset and letting us go our own ways. [He glances at her, brow pinched. Worried, maybe, that he's about to be scolded for his choices, maybe. But he can appreciate that she's trying her best to be the friend he's always relied on here. Genuinely. Lately, it's been hard to feel like that's even a real thing people do anymore, being there when you're all screwed up.] Sometimes that's just what happens, and it's fine.
He'll make friends other than me; he's been building up to it, so I'm sure he will.