[No, he's not mad. He can't be mad, not at her. Sure, he's...hurt, but he's been hurt for a very long time now, hasn't he? Wounds are deep and have festered sure, but he's managed to put patches over them to be functional. That's what it's all about, after all, being functional and useful and keeping yourself busy.
It makes things bearable.
6O has no idea just how comforting she's being right now and truly he appreciates it. The way she rubs at his back has him slumping even further, letting out another little sigh of heated, vented air. His auditory center is registering the calming voice of the narrator but the words aren't being processed - it's just noise - but that's okay. Words at the moment feel meaningless.]
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It makes things bearable.
6O has no idea just how comforting she's being right now and truly he appreciates it. The way she rubs at his back has him slumping even further, letting out another little sigh of heated, vented air. His auditory center is registering the calming voice of the narrator but the words aren't being processed - it's just noise - but that's okay. Words at the moment feel meaningless.]