[Oh, ouch. It wasn't quite a visible cringe, but the mental recoil was there. Only the slightly twinge at the edge of his expression revealed the abrupt derailing of his train of thought. Trusting someone and dumping your own burdens on their shoulders were two different things.
...And it was something else entirely to admit to such a patheticly childish whim like a bad dream.
After another short silence, his fist tightened, pressing deeper into the mattress.]
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...And it was something else entirely to admit to such a patheticly childish whim like a bad dream.
After another short silence, his fist tightened, pressing deeper into the mattress.]
...I failed. Again. That's all there is to it.