[ She listens, carefully. That's all she can do for the moment, because he's telling her and she asked him to, he's telling her what she wanted and needed to know and so she's going to listen. It's not pleasant to hear, for multiple reasons - because she's protective of him, because her own memories can run along very similar lines and she's a lot further along in her acceptance of things than he is but they can still cause... problems, because the cadence of his voice is off and it's weird, she doesn't like it.
But mostly just because she cares and it's so very clear that he's not anywhere near over this and it's been years now, he's been carrying this for years and all the time she's known him and she hasn't helped yet and she doesn't know how to. She doesn't know what to do to help him be able to face it a little easier, make his sleep a little lighter. How does she answer him, now that he's told her? ] Have you ever talked to anyone about what happened? Have you been carrying it by yourself this whole time?
it's okay i love you for it
But mostly just because she cares and it's so very clear that he's not anywhere near over this and it's been years now, he's been carrying this for years and all the time she's known him and she hasn't helped yet and she doesn't know how to. She doesn't know what to do to help him be able to face it a little easier, make his sleep a little lighter. How does she answer him, now that he's told her? ] Have you ever talked to anyone about what happened? Have you been carrying it by yourself this whole time?