[ He smiles, but he's tense, too — and putting it like that means it's something other people have pointed out, too. It's good to have so many people care, of course... but it's not good if it's all the same advice he can't take, or doesn't know how to. A tension like that... it's not hard to grow into resentment.
In that case... ]
... Nobody's gone through the exact same thing as you, Tadashi. So, there isn't anyone who will have a perfect answer for you, either. Nobody can force you to do something you don't want to do, but nobody can force your heart to feel something that isn't there — or take away something that is. [ Well. Ethically speaking. Because she could, but, uh, literally nobody wants that. ] If you're not willing, or you're not ready, for whatever someone else thinks might help you, it's no good to force it, either.
[ She pauses, turning her head to look him over — as always, her gaze is too heavy, too keen. Always looking through more layers than the surface. ]
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[ He smiles, but he's tense, too — and putting it like that means it's something other people have pointed out, too. It's good to have so many people care, of course... but it's not good if it's all the same advice he can't take, or doesn't know how to. A tension like that... it's not hard to grow into resentment.
In that case... ]
... Nobody's gone through the exact same thing as you, Tadashi. So, there isn't anyone who will have a perfect answer for you, either. Nobody can force you to do something you don't want to do, but nobody can force your heart to feel something that isn't there — or take away something that is. [ Well. Ethically speaking. Because she could, but, uh, literally nobody wants that. ] If you're not willing, or you're not ready, for whatever someone else thinks might help you, it's no good to force it, either.
[ She pauses, turning her head to look him over — as always, her gaze is too heavy, too keen. Always looking through more layers than the surface. ]
Do you want my advice?