[Still calm, Armin's tone sounds genuinely perplexed too; it should be obvious, shouldn't it? It isn't easy for anyone to love - certainly not where he comes from; maybe not anywhere.]
You think it doesn't hurt me? Really?
[It isn't fair, he reminds himself. She barely knows him.]
Loving is dangerous. Loving is painful. Loving is miserable. Aubrey, I understand that. I have loved to my own detriment a thousand times. I love Eren too.
I get it. Of course I get it.
[It's his fault, really. You spend long enough crafting a mask, and suddenly no one can see through.]
"Good" and "bad" and "worse" and "better" - it's all subjective. People are "good" when they suit your needs or ideals, and "bad" when they don't.
Please, don't put me on a pedestal. You have no idea the things I've done, or the things I feel. The way I act is a choice. That's it.
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[Still calm, Armin's tone sounds genuinely perplexed too; it should be obvious, shouldn't it? It isn't easy for anyone to love - certainly not where he comes from; maybe not anywhere.]
You think it doesn't hurt me? Really?
[It isn't fair, he reminds himself. She barely knows him.]
Loving is dangerous. Loving is painful. Loving is miserable. Aubrey, I understand that. I have loved to my own detriment a thousand times. I love Eren too.
I get it. Of course I get it.
[It's his fault, really. You spend long enough crafting a mask, and suddenly no one can see through.]
"Good" and "bad" and "worse" and "better" - it's all subjective. People are "good" when they suit your needs or ideals, and "bad" when they don't.
Please, don't put me on a pedestal. You have no idea the things I've done, or the things I feel. The way I act is a choice. That's it.