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knifemonopoly) wrote2021-02-05 06:28 pm
knifemonopoly) wrote2021-02-05 06:28 pm
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[ Annie grins a bit. ]
Not to discount your feelings Yugi but...No one knows what they're doing at our age. We just try our best. Talk it out. Be as honest as you can. And when in doubt? Make plans and be prepared to say you're sorry if you hurt someone. Also don't discount their feelings when it does happen. It will go a long way to helping them decide if they'll forgive you.
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Vulnerability is hard. Opening yourself up to being hurt is hard. Holding people at arm's length, even when you like them a lot and care about them and would do anything to keep them happy? Much easier!
But...he'll take the advice. Be ready to say sorry when you hurt someone, be as honest as you can, take others' feelings seriously. Knowing a few of the rules is better than not knowing any of them.]
...not quite all. But that's more to do with me...I wasn't a normal teenager even before I came here! I need to figure out who I am, first. I'm...missing parts of myself.
[Even if his other self isn't really part of him, he's missing his name and memories. He's borrowing Yugi's, for now, but...who is he? How can he be truthful with a partner when most of his lived experiences are someone else's?]
Which makes it hard to be honest, like I'd need to be if I got into a relationship.
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[ That is what came to mind when he said that. Annie had known he was on the list of friends of hers that are just different. Sort of like how 'Richard' obviously wasn't human before he arrived here.
Or some of the stranger young men that live with Peace. Honestly Annie is pretty sure there are no normal teenagers here. All of them are messed up in some way. A little memory loss is actually normal!
Yikes. ]
Then disclose. Lay your cards out on the table if someone gets close to you. I tell people about my trauma. You... not knowing is like trauma only for you, it's all these questions you're seeking answers to. If that person gets it then they're worth letting in.
[ Annie tilts her head looking at him with a serious gaze. She thinks if she wasn't already on a very different romantic path she is unwilling to leave right now she could have handled Yugi. The only problem is now he has made the list for people she considers her best fiends.
Plus she still wants to figure out her and Altair. ]
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"Disclose..."
Heh. You make it sound so simple!
I've brought up the subject a couple of times, but...it's easier when I know someone else has a similarly unusual story.
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[ Annie looks at him seriously. ]
I mean. I'm not saying tell them everything. A heads-up though? It's good. Give them more depending on how close you are and how comfortable you are I.... I don't tell everyone why Dylan was...
[ She trails off and just smiles painfully. ] It takes a lot to get to that level.
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I think I understand!
Thank you, for talking with me. It's made a lot of things clearer than they were before.
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[ Annie offers him a warm smile. ]
I think in time we'll find someone right for Javert.