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why is it better to hurt me?


because he fears letting his parents down more than it does to let you down. he knows you love him and he is still searching for their love. it's the path of least resistance. he's still a little boy when it comes to them.

you represent being a man to him - this is the path to take, his parents will and are still hurting him, he will tire of it.

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i was the only person he trusted to get close to him.

that's your ace

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it almost seemed like the closer i watched him bond with his parents, the less i trusted him.


so that "feeling" was one to pay attention to?


M22,H45,W45 S21/18D12
Retain faith that you will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties and at the same time confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.