They were different. [Said quietly, defiantly, and he doesn't know if his words are heard nor does he think he cares.
He wants to be right. He wants to know that everyone here is a waste of time, a waste of what's left of his heart, so he can bury the doubts that try to draw him toward others. He wants to know that there are none here who he could learn to trust, learn to care about, learn to protect. He doesn't want to give any more of himself away.]
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He wants to be right. He wants to know that everyone here is a waste of time, a waste of what's left of his heart, so he can bury the doubts that try to draw him toward others. He wants to know that there are none here who he could learn to trust, learn to care about, learn to protect. He doesn't want to give any more of himself away.]