[Look at her with the painfully accurate metaphors.
He turns his attention to Sonya again, lips pressed into a thin line, expression a little stony. Even if he explained it, it would probably sound like he's making an excuse for Jesse's behavior — no, it's not his fault, there's this guy and he's here and that's why Jesse went on a bender and got all grabby with you —
It is an excuse, in essence.
But there's so much more to it than that.]
I know. I also know that nothing I do will be enough to fix jack shit — the damage has been done, it's irreparable, there's no going back in this universe or any other. I know; I get it. I think about it every day. But I can't just stop trying. I promised him and a hell of a lot of other people that I'd protect him, and I am not going back on that. I'm seeing this through to the end, no matter what that end is. And if that makes me an idiot — well, that's not exactly breaking news, is it?
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He turns his attention to Sonya again, lips pressed into a thin line, expression a little stony. Even if he explained it, it would probably sound like he's making an excuse for Jesse's behavior — no, it's not his fault, there's this guy and he's here and that's why Jesse went on a bender and got all grabby with you —
It is an excuse, in essence.
But there's so much more to it than that.]
I know. I also know that nothing I do will be enough to fix jack shit — the damage has been done, it's irreparable, there's no going back in this universe or any other. I know; I get it. I think about it every day. But I can't just stop trying. I promised him and a hell of a lot of other people that I'd protect him, and I am not going back on that. I'm seeing this through to the end, no matter what that end is. And if that makes me an idiot — well, that's not exactly breaking news, is it?