[ it makes a great deal more sense than it has any right to.
maybe Abel already knew, already suspected. maybe it's intuition; maybe it's simply some sense of something he's pieced together in the past few months they've spent together. it doesn't matter what it was in the end. Dokja is saying the words out loud, and Abel is - as promised - listening.
the reply comes quietly. ]
If being half a man is all you can be, that's enough, Dokja.
[ ... ]
Even if you're only half of yourself, you're still very clearly the important parts. The parts that love, and grieve, and wish to protect those you care for. There are many people walking around whole you can't manage that much. So... it's enough, for now.
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maybe Abel already knew, already suspected. maybe it's intuition; maybe it's simply some sense of something he's pieced together in the past few months they've spent together. it doesn't matter what it was in the end. Dokja is saying the words out loud, and Abel is - as promised - listening.
the reply comes quietly. ]
If being half a man is all you can be, that's enough, Dokja.
[ ... ]
Even if you're only half of yourself, you're still very clearly the important parts. The parts that love, and grieve, and wish to protect those you care for. There are many people walking around whole you can't manage that much. So... it's enough, for now.