@typicld : ❝ I don’t think you’re as okay as you say you are. ❞
he’s right, but liam doesn’t want to admit as much. he feels a need to be fine, feels a desperate desire to be okay. he feels the need to be okay, he feels like he has to be strong. liam’s never really dealt with weakness before, with vulnerability. how could he? his life revolves around high stakes, revolves around coming across as a strong person. liam’s gaze lingers on elias a moment, clearly uncertain about what to do here. how do you respond to that? liam’s certainly not about to open up about the nightmares he has, the flashbacks and panic attacks. ❝ i’m—i’m fine. ❞ the stutter makes the words sound even less convincing, liam’s gaze averting to the ground. ❝ i’m just tired. ❞












