Trusting someone to not walk away isn't the same as entrusting yourself into their arms. You passed out, trusting I would take care of you, but what if I couldn't? You let me carry you into that memorial, do my half-assed fixing, and what if I had made it worse?
[ He had asked something like this before, he knew. Had recommended Julie or Arcade and Neil had told him, "it had to be you." And he wasn't fighting that, not that, because he understands trust is a sliding scale, but--
But still. ]
...What if I couldn't help you? How could you trust me like that?
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[ All of these steps, and yet a "but still--" ]
Trusting someone to not walk away isn't the same as entrusting yourself into their arms. You passed out, trusting I would take care of you, but what if I couldn't? You let me carry you into that memorial, do my half-assed fixing, and what if I had made it worse?
[ He had asked something like this before, he knew. Had recommended Julie or Arcade and Neil had told him, "it had to be you." And he wasn't fighting that, not that, because he understands trust is a sliding scale, but--
But still. ]
...What if I couldn't help you? How could you trust me like that?