"I brought my own with me, wherever I went." That's a little rueful. It wasn't a great way to live, looking back, but it felt the only way to be at the time.
"It was. Terribly so." He sighs. "All my other options felt unbearable to even consider, so it was what it was, regardless of whether it was good for anyone at all."
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Date: 2026-04-14 02:27 am (UTC)That seems exhausting.
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Date: 2026-04-14 03:55 pm (UTC)And you have since changed your ways?