( he looks down at his hands, swallows. feels the weight of this moment pressing heavily on his chest. feels the despair slowly kindle into anger, into fury. but he keeps his voice level, calm. he must be calm now. )
But I can’t imagine you’d do anything but make us proud, Gilia.
( and while they might not be the family she was born into, they're the family that's here. the ones that matter. )
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( he looks down at his hands, swallows. feels the weight of this moment pressing heavily on his chest. feels the despair slowly kindle into anger, into fury. but he keeps his voice level, calm. he must be calm now. )
But I can’t imagine you’d do anything but make us proud, Gilia.
( and while they might not be the family she was born into, they're the family that's here. the ones that matter. )