[Because he's so damn tired having to stretch himself to other people's expectations. He just wants to be himself for a little while and for that to be enough for people, broken and messy as he is. ]
Everything I say to him goes south, too. It doesn't matter how many times I tell him he matters, it's never good enough. He doesn't believe anything I have to tell him and it's exhausting.
[He's so goddamn tired of Fern yelling that he's a liar every time he tries to tell the guy his friendship matters. Because it always sounds like he doesn't matter, unless he feels exactly how Fern expects him to feel.
He gives a soft 'urp' as he's dragged along. Ah, he knew she couldn't resist the siren call of cookies for very long. Despite everything, a smile plays across his lips.]
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[Because he's so damn tired having to stretch himself to other people's expectations. He just wants to be himself for a little while and for that to be enough for people, broken and messy as he is. ]
Everything I say to him goes south, too. It doesn't matter how many times I tell him he matters, it's never good enough. He doesn't believe anything I have to tell him and it's exhausting.
[He's so goddamn tired of Fern yelling that he's a liar every time he tries to tell the guy his friendship matters. Because it always sounds like he doesn't matter, unless he feels exactly how Fern expects him to feel.
He gives a soft 'urp' as he's dragged along. Ah, he knew she couldn't resist the siren call of cookies for very long. Despite everything, a smile plays across his lips.]
They should be, it's a recipe I perfected.