[Another nod. Oh, boy, does he ever get that, and it throws something into relief for him...]
I understand. And being your entire self...sometimes, showing someone everything you are...
[--you know, a spirit of darkness and vengeance capable of playing real-life hangman outside a women's shelter and feeling grim satisfaction at a job well done instead of any kind of horror--]
...takes more than just trust.
I'm not ashamed of what I am, or anything that I've done. Not in the least! But there are some people who I can tell would be frightened by it. People who're gentler than I am. I trust them, but I don't want to frighten them, so...sometimes, I do feel like I can't be myself around them. Even though they're my friends!
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I understand. And being your entire self...sometimes, showing someone everything you are...
[--you know, a spirit of darkness and vengeance capable of playing real-life hangman outside a women's shelter and feeling grim satisfaction at a job well done instead of any kind of horror--]
...takes more than just trust.
I'm not ashamed of what I am, or anything that I've done. Not in the least! But there are some people who I can tell would be frightened by it. People who're gentler than I am. I trust them, but I don't want to frighten them, so...sometimes, I do feel like I can't be myself around them. Even though they're my friends!