His hand tightens on Neil's skin, and Alex closes his eyes. Breathes out.
When he opens his eyes, he is entirely serious. "I want you to listen to me seriously, all right?
"It's not just today. I've been giving you a hard time for a while now, and I shouldn't have been. Back in the Mojave, the trip, here--" The Republic of Dave and Vault 101 in particular. "I want you to be able to trust me, and I keep being an asshole. You shouldn't just have to deal with things. You should be able to relax and lean on me a bit. But I keep being shit about stuff. So. Yeah. I'm sorry. Honestly."
About making you deal with stuff. Forcing things on you. The comments about your dad and your family. Not being more understanding. You're a kid, for christ's sake. I shouldn't have expected you to be rational about stuff so close to you.
More. There's more he has to say, but the words won't come. It's not easy to say. Not without an extra push. So he leave it at that. I'm sorry. Right. Like that's really enough.
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His hand tightens on Neil's skin, and Alex closes his eyes. Breathes out.
When he opens his eyes, he is entirely serious. "I want you to listen to me seriously, all right?
"It's not just today. I've been giving you a hard time for a while now, and I shouldn't have been. Back in the Mojave, the trip, here--" The Republic of Dave and Vault 101 in particular. "I want you to be able to trust me, and I keep being an asshole. You shouldn't just have to deal with things. You should be able to relax and lean on me a bit. But I keep being shit about stuff. So. Yeah. I'm sorry. Honestly."
About making you deal with stuff. Forcing things on you. The comments about your dad and your family. Not being more understanding. You're a kid, for christ's sake. I shouldn't have expected you to be rational about stuff so close to you.
More. There's more he has to say, but the words won't come. It's not easy to say. Not without an extra push. So he leave it at that. I'm sorry. Right. Like that's really enough.