Not trying to reach out to someone else sooner? Not fighting back harder?
[He has a feeling those are going to sound weak, but to him, they aren't. To him, he had every opportunity to stop himself as soon as Jack used him to lash out at Cherry.]
I just... I know we had more in common than either of us wanted to admit. Maybe... maybe I've seen some shit too young, but he had too. I wanted to give him a chance, like, like everyone in my life did. And if he fucked it up...
[If Jack fucked it up, what did that mean for when Rich got back home?]
Just... forget it. [He hates being talked down to, being made to feel weak. It's agitating him, making his fingers twitch to find something to rip apart before he moves up to pick at his scars again.]
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[He has a feeling those are going to sound weak, but to him, they aren't. To him, he had every opportunity to stop himself as soon as Jack used him to lash out at Cherry.]
I just... I know we had more in common than either of us wanted to admit. Maybe... maybe I've seen some shit too young, but he had too. I wanted to give him a chance, like, like everyone in my life did. And if he fucked it up...
[If Jack fucked it up, what did that mean for when Rich got back home?]
Just... forget it. [He hates being talked down to, being made to feel weak. It's agitating him, making his fingers twitch to find something to rip apart before he moves up to pick at his scars again.]