It had been damned stupid. In hindsight, he should have just said as much. That they could talk about it later. But neither of them had, and here they were.
"But light...you do, too. Make me happy, I mean. And I meant what I said - even if I didn't leave last month, I do plan to leave someday. When it's safe."
Mat moves to sit on the steps, leaning forward to rest his chin on his knees. He hates all this, the having to talk about feelings and all of that. Always feels like he's going to trip over his own tongue. It's so easy when he's just pretending, but when it's real...
"I didn't change my mind, I'm just trying to be smart and safe about this. I swear it, Jesper."
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It had been damned stupid. In hindsight, he should have just said as much. That they could talk about it later. But neither of them had, and here they were.
"But light...you do, too. Make me happy, I mean. And I meant what I said - even if I didn't leave last month, I do plan to leave someday. When it's safe."
Mat moves to sit on the steps, leaning forward to rest his chin on his knees. He hates all this, the having to talk about feelings and all of that. Always feels like he's going to trip over his own tongue. It's so easy when he's just pretending, but when it's real...
"I didn't change my mind, I'm just trying to be smart and safe about this. I swear it, Jesper."