[Her breathing grows a little unsteady as he talks, emotions welling up in her. Faith is still fucking terrified and worried, but hearing him talk helps even if it makes her want to cry.]
Before you got there I thought about pushing you away to protect myself somehow... to tell you not to bother with me. Something. [Faith still doesn't entirely believe she's worthy of love. Dinah leaving had brought that feeling up in full force.] But I can't do it. The idea of hurting you makes me physically ill. And I don't want to let you go. I can't.
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Date: 2022-11-19 07:32 pm (UTC)Before you got there I thought about pushing you away to protect myself somehow... to tell you not to bother with me. Something. [Faith still doesn't entirely believe she's worthy of love. Dinah leaving had brought that feeling up in full force.] But I can't do it. The idea of hurting you makes me physically ill. And I don't want to let you go. I can't.