[he'd like to show her that he doesn't want it. He'd like to. Wants to tell her to back off and back down, to keep out of things she doesn't understand and that if he's gone this far without receiving one moment of care, he can certainly carry on in that vein. But the fact remains that despite his frustrations and unsettled feelings, there's a draw here, too. Something that had him coming back to apologise rather than refusing to engage.
And so here they are. She isn't entirely wrong. Even if he insists on meeting her concerns with the bravado he's become so accustomed to falling back on that it fits him like a second skin.]
Then we'll just have to agree to disagree. I have nothing to worry about, and nor do you. But as I said, should you wish to, I won't deny you. And if it makes you feel any better, I'll be sure to make my grievances clear should you overstep any bounds.
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Date: 2017-08-17 02:10 pm (UTC)And so here they are. She isn't entirely wrong. Even if he insists on meeting her concerns with the bravado he's become so accustomed to falling back on that it fits him like a second skin.]
Then we'll just have to agree to disagree. I have nothing to worry about, and nor do you. But as I said, should you wish to, I won't deny you. And if it makes you feel any better, I'll be sure to make my grievances clear should you overstep any bounds.