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WASHINGTON. ([personal profile] protocol) wrote in [community profile] forbarrayar 2017-05-08 07:06 pm (UTC)

I wasn't hoping for anything, Byerly.

[ Though he just doesn't like being told he's a good person. The way his masochism manifests is mostly here, his refusal to forgive himself, to move on. Torturing himself for everything he's done. Convincing himself he's terrible and broken and far beyond help. The things that he's done aren't pretty, the things that have been done to him are worse, but mostly it's how he subjects himself to them. Repeatedly. ]

If you're satisfied with your diagnosis, then maybe you can stop trying to drag anything more out of me. [ Haha. Unlikely. A pause, and; ] I'd still like to hear about her.

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