as my final act of love, I will swallow every "please stay" and turn it into silence so you don't feel trapped by my ache

born to infodump forced to constantly worry if the other person actually cares or if im making sense or if i said something wrong or if im embarrassing myself or if they want me to stop talking or

You’ve grown into someone who would have protected you as a child. And that is the most powerful move you made.