[ he lifts his hands, and reaches up - then very gently cups ruby's cheeks. like idiot sandwich, except very, very gentle. ] You, right now, Ruby. Ruby Rose. Would you want to hurt her? If given the choice?
[ his voice is quietly intense, but heavy with emotion and care, too, as he gently thumbs away the tears. ] There's a reason she loves you, and it's sure as shit not because you hurt her. You're a good person, Rubes. What this place gives you no fucking choice to do doesn't reflect on you, and who you are.
...I hurt my sister, once, because I got charmed. I still think about it sometimes - still blame myself for it. Like, maybe I could've broken free of whatever fucking shit took me over faster, but, I couldn't. She didn't think any less of me for it. Only I did.
It's still gonna hurt, and it's gonna be hard to get rid of that feeling, but I want you to remember that - that you're the best kind of person in the fucking world, and what this place wants you to do doesn't make you any less of that.
[ ... with that finished, he leans forward, and very gently bonks their foreheads together. ] Okay?
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[ he lifts his hands, and reaches up - then very gently cups ruby's cheeks. like idiot sandwich, except very, very gentle. ] You, right now, Ruby. Ruby Rose. Would you want to hurt her? If given the choice?
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No...! [ her voice cracks slightly ] Never...
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[ his voice is quietly intense, but heavy with emotion and care, too, as he gently thumbs away the tears. ] There's a reason she loves you, and it's sure as shit not because you hurt her. You're a good person, Rubes. What this place gives you no fucking choice to do doesn't reflect on you, and who you are.
...I hurt my sister, once, because I got charmed. I still think about it sometimes - still blame myself for it. Like, maybe I could've broken free of whatever fucking shit took me over faster, but, I couldn't. She didn't think any less of me for it. Only I did.
It's still gonna hurt, and it's gonna be hard to get rid of that feeling, but I want you to remember that - that you're the best kind of person in the fucking world, and what this place wants you to do doesn't make you any less of that.
[ ... with that finished, he leans forward, and very gently bonks their foreheads together. ] Okay?