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will
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november 12
rustboro
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POSTED ON Nov 19, 2021 16:00:30 GMT
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he listens, just as he's listened these past few months. and she's watching him as she speaks, and she's thinking, i wish i knew what you were feeling. she could ask, because he'd tell her, but part of her is sad she can't read him like she used to. although, could she ever? 

after all, the leaving had been sudden, whiplash against promises made only days before. 

he extends a hand and at first she hesitates, but his words wash away her reluctance. her eyes soften and she rests her hand over his. it's warm. and her hand looks small in his. 

"you're already talking like a dad," she says. i'm probably gonna mess up sometimes. that glowing smile wanes just a bit, but not because of him. her fingers reflexively tighten and she bites her lip, nose scrunching because suddenly her eyes are watery and the last thing she wants to do is cry in front of him. 

"i wasn't perfect, bo. my parents helped, but i still made mistakes." i was never ready to be a mom. she withdraws her hand to stubbornly wipe at her eyes.

he's so angry, bo. all the time. but she can't will the words out. she can't own up to her own failure. and she can't make him feel worse for not being there, not when he's here and he's trying and he's making more promises that she desperately hopes he won't break. 

instead, she says, "i'm happy you're back in our lives."
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POSTED ON Nov 24, 2021 10:07:38 GMT
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bo had always seemed simple enough. sadness was something he’d pushed down and hidden for as long as anyone had known him. smiles were for other people, and he rarely slipped.

his toothy smirk hitched higher at the side as he felt her hand in his. his fingers squeezed lightly. in that moment, she felt like family. he wanted to pull her close. alas, there were sandwiches, a table, and years of heartache distancing them.

her words were like warm water, and they washed over him, comforting and revitalizing. a dad. someone doing something right.

”i’m sure you’ve been an incredible mother, will.” he couldn’t imagine it any other way. willow was compassionate and diligent—and he knew, firsthand, that she had so much love to give. his head bowed briefly in shame. ”you were really young.” i’m sorry.

he cleared his throat and squeezed her hand again.

”to hear you say that means more to me than i can put into words.” so he would show it through his actions.
after a moment, he shook his head. ”you know, it probably doesn’t help anything to say, but i wanted to come back for a long time.” his gold eyes rose to meet hers again. ”i won’t make any excuses, but i’m really sorry i didn’t.”
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