[He can't blame her. Were their roles reversed, he would've been bitter and jaded too.
Only a few months ago, they had been closer than close, and he'd smashed it to pieces with a metaphorical sledgehammer. Stefan wasn't supposed to be capable of that cruelty, and he sure won't forget how slimy he felt.
In the end, that "re-direction" hadn't done much good.]
I don't think anyone would be, [he admits quietly,] except those who have no home to return to.
Like you said, we're here for a reason, and until we can break the cycle... we're all we've got. [They're aa'aila. He's never stopped believing that, even when he hated her self-deprecating behavior.] I'm sorry, Jen. I shouldn't have done any of that to begin with.
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Only a few months ago, they had been closer than close, and he'd smashed it to pieces with a metaphorical sledgehammer. Stefan wasn't supposed to be capable of that cruelty, and he sure won't forget how slimy he felt.
In the end, that "re-direction" hadn't done much good.]
I don't think anyone would be, [he admits quietly,] except those who have no home to return to.
Like you said, we're here for a reason, and until we can break the cycle... we're all we've got. [They're aa'aila. He's never stopped believing that, even when he hated her self-deprecating behavior.] I'm sorry, Jen. I shouldn't have done any of that to begin with.