[ he's not sure what else there is to say. pry further into what maxwell means about understanding him, maybe, but he's a timid person when he's in unfamiliar ground. always afraid of pushing things. afraid he'll ask something he's not welcome to ask. ]
Listen...
I'm nobility. A prince. Everything about my heritage - my ancestors, my parents, the heroes who raised me - indicates that I should be... I don't know. Different? Royal? Strong? Heroic. But I'm stupid and shortsighted and generally just, like, an ugly person. Inherently unlovable. Not prince quality.
Where you're from or how you're raised doesn't necessarily change the way you are, deep down. It just changes the way you see the world, how you react to it. He might have been conditioned to act like he doesn't care, but that doesn't mean that's who he is, or that he ever really cared as little as you fear he might have. Maybe.
I don't know.
Sorry. I shouldn't speak of your relationship as if I know what I'm talking about. I shouldn't speak of his behaviour as if I know what it-- just. Sorry.
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[ he's not sure what else there is to say. pry further into what maxwell means about understanding him, maybe, but he's a timid person when he's in unfamiliar ground. always afraid of pushing things. afraid he'll ask something he's not welcome to ask. ]
Listen...
I'm nobility. A prince. Everything about my heritage - my ancestors, my parents, the heroes who raised me - indicates that I should be... I don't know. Different? Royal? Strong? Heroic. But I'm stupid and shortsighted and generally just, like, an ugly person. Inherently unlovable. Not prince quality.
Where you're from or how you're raised doesn't necessarily change the way you are, deep down. It just changes the way you see the world, how you react to it. He might have been conditioned to act like he doesn't care, but that doesn't mean that's who he is, or that he ever really cared as little as you fear he might have. Maybe.
I don't know.
Sorry. I shouldn't speak of your relationship as if I know what I'm talking about. I shouldn't speak of his behaviour as if I know what it-- just. Sorry.