[Sandalphon objects before he can completely catch up, inwardly cursing himself even as he does so. That would've been a perfect opportunity to cut this relationship off, but in the end, he can't even manage a simple act of selflessness after all.
He doesn't want the man he's in love with to hate him, after all.]
...I'm not...taking them back. It's true that you're beautiful, but there are so many other reasons to love you—so many that although Duplicity is hell, I think sometimes it might not be as bad as it seems if it let me meet you.
[In other words, he's got it bad.]
I just...you deserve someone better than me, because there are so many reasons to love you. There are others here that I...that I know you love, too, who can do it better than I can.
[He could've thought of a better way to word it, but jealousy's reared its ugly head again at the worst possible moment.]
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[Sandalphon objects before he can completely catch up, inwardly cursing himself even as he does so. That would've been a perfect opportunity to cut this relationship off, but in the end, he can't even manage a simple act of selflessness after all.
He doesn't want the man he's in love with to hate him, after all.]
...I'm not...taking them back. It's true that you're beautiful, but there are so many other reasons to love you—so many that although Duplicity is hell, I think sometimes it might not be as bad as it seems if it let me meet you.
[In other words, he's got it bad.]
I just...you deserve someone better than me, because there are so many reasons to love you. There are others here that I...that I know you love, too, who can do it better than I can.
[He could've thought of a better way to word it, but jealousy's reared its ugly head again at the worst possible moment.]