The white sheep of the family
"Maybe not." Loren's jaw feathered with tension. "But that's how it felt. To me, regardless of the reality of the situation. That no matter what I did, I was always going to end up a disappointment in your eyes." Sighing, he ran a hand through his hair. "But fine. The past is the past. Let's just...drop it." He suddenly very much wanted to leave it behind, and the truth of that rang through their link.
However, at Remi's smirk and those words the healer practically exploded. Knowing it was futile and knowing it would just end in pain, he shoved at the alchemist's chest. "Who the fuck cares what everyone else thought? I wasn't thinking that. I didn't want that. And you knew that. You knew that I just didn't want to hurt you, or Ronin" The Launceleyn's words came out in a furious rush, even as tears sprang to his eyes. "I'm not offended that you and Ronin made your peace with it. I'm glad you managed that."
He took a deep, shuddering breath. "I'm offended because all I wanted was to be your friend."
However, at Remi's smirk and those words the healer practically exploded. Knowing it was futile and knowing it would just end in pain, he shoved at the alchemist's chest. "Who the fuck cares what everyone else thought? I wasn't thinking that. I didn't want that. And you knew that. You knew that I just didn't want to hurt you, or Ronin" The Launceleyn's words came out in a furious rush, even as tears sprang to his eyes. "I'm not offended that you and Ronin made your peace with it. I'm glad you managed that."
He took a deep, shuddering breath. "I'm offended because all I wanted was to be your friend."
Will blood tell
