[ meanwhile, law leans his back against the door and slowly slides down on the floor, letting his forehead fall against his knees with a soft thud.
when he hears his name being called out, he —
he wants to cry, to yell, to cut the entire forest in half —
but most of all, he wants to believe. he wants the voice to be real. and it... it's a person, that much he can tell, not a figment of his imagination. but hope hadn't been a part of his vocabulary for a long time (only recently did it force its way back, with another bright grin and a crew known for miracles) and he isn't one to trust, not now, not ever.
go away, he wants to say, because if he lets himself hope, he's not sure he can bear the eventual disappointment.
instead, he exhales and says, steadier than he feels, ]
Prove me you're not someone else pretending. Tell me something only he would know.
[ even that is not foolproof, but he's already ascertained no one is doing this based on his memories. so at least getting an answer that no one in the family would have known means there's a higher chance of this really being — ]
good because there's more where that came from... what are emotionally healthy reactions, who knows
when he hears his name being called out, he —
he wants to cry, to yell, to cut the entire forest in half —
but most of all, he wants to believe. he wants the voice to be real. and it... it's a person, that much he can tell, not a figment of his imagination. but hope hadn't been a part of his vocabulary for a long time (only recently did it force its way back, with another bright grin and a crew known for miracles) and he isn't one to trust, not now, not ever.
go away, he wants to say, because if he lets himself hope, he's not sure he can bear the eventual disappointment.
instead, he exhales and says, steadier than he feels, ]
Prove me you're not someone else pretending. Tell me something only he would know.
[ even that is not foolproof, but he's already ascertained no one is doing this based on his memories. so at least getting an answer that no one in the family would have known means there's a higher chance of this really being — ]