[ He feels like he understands, that Lili's sharpness comes from a good place; and in that way, there's something genuine about it. She doesn't bother with platitudes, with the false honey that other people might use and abuse.
It's nice— reminiscent of the same brand of kindness that someone he knows employs, someone who similarly didn't forsake him when push came to shove.
One hand curls outwards to reach for her, but it shrinks away when he sees her hands balling into fists. Look at her, standing on her own two feet like this: it's admirable, if anything else. ]
I'll...definitely keep that in mind. But I'm not...
[ 'Lying', he means to say, but. He reconsiders. ]
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It's nice— reminiscent of the same brand of kindness that someone he knows employs, someone who similarly didn't forsake him when push came to shove.
One hand curls outwards to reach for her, but it shrinks away when he sees her hands balling into fists. Look at her, standing on her own two feet like this: it's admirable, if anything else. ]
I'll...definitely keep that in mind. But I'm not...
[ 'Lying', he means to say, but. He reconsiders. ]