[Even if he accepts her hand this time, he shakes his head. It's a nice thought, isn't it? Completely starting over with a blank slate. But there's no such opportunity here, in his mind. The slate could never be blank.]
It's just a different version of the same problem.
[Even under wholly separate circumstances, his fear is still the same.]
I can't trust myself... before, because of my memories, because of him... and now, because of this.
[He shuffles his wings under his cloak for emphasis, the sound like sandpaper scratching against itself. The fact that the only Fae traits he's shown anyone since he's acquired his illusions are often hidden away by more mundane means is a decent indication of how he feels about the form he's taken.]
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Date: 2021-05-02 12:25 am (UTC)It's just a different version of the same problem.
[Even under wholly separate circumstances, his fear is still the same.]
I can't trust myself... before, because of my memories, because of him... and now, because of this.
[He shuffles his wings under his cloak for emphasis, the sound like sandpaper scratching against itself. The fact that the only Fae traits he's shown anyone since he's acquired his illusions are often hidden away by more mundane means is a decent indication of how he feels about the form he's taken.]