[It's...nice to hear, maybe, especially when he knows he's a little broken as it is and doesn't know what to do. How do you do anything? What is there to do but keep going and stay strong for the people that matter most for you?
...so he nudges back a little while he listens to the rest.]
I think...in spite of everything, maybe my faith in other humans has been restored. I think I've told you before that humanity was messy and it wasn't as good as I thought, but here...I've been reminded what it means to be human, you know? About fighting even when you want to give up and quit, when everything feels so hopeless. And finding your own happiness even when the world doesn't want you to.
[With that said, he turns his head just enough to lean forward and kiss her forehead.]
I couldn't and wouldn't have come this far without you.
More than you could ever know. [He doesn't explain because he doesn't think he has to, but so long as she knows? He's satisfied. He accepts the lean and holds her closer, nodding in agreement to that sentiment.]
It's hard for people to have hope in situations like these, but without it...well, it's like I told you before. There's something beautiful in having a choice in giving up entirely and still having hope in things.
Whatever happens next is a pause. Not an end. [...maybe.]
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...so he nudges back a little while he listens to the rest.]
I think...in spite of everything, maybe my faith in other humans has been restored. I think I've told you before that humanity was messy and it wasn't as good as I thought, but here...I've been reminded what it means to be human, you know? About fighting even when you want to give up and quit, when everything feels so hopeless. And finding your own happiness even when the world doesn't want you to.
[With that said, he turns his head just enough to lean forward and kiss her forehead.]
I couldn't and wouldn't have come this far without you.
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If I was able to be of any use to you... [Stuck on this ship with no powers or credit to her name, just a defanged Heroic Spirit] -- Well, I am glad.
[... leaning some of her weight against his uninjured side]
As I told another, keep having hope, alright?
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It's hard for people to have hope in situations like these, but without it...well, it's like I told you before. There's something beautiful in having a choice in giving up entirely and still having hope in things.
Whatever happens next is a pause. Not an end. [...maybe.]