[ He does get where that doubt comes from, that fear that she somehow just hasn't worked through her issues, hasn't distanced herself from her past. It's more complicated than he can imagine and he knows it, but he also doesn't think she could pretend this much, constantly, all the time, to be someone else.
He raises his eyebrows, lips pursed as he lifts his shoulders in a measured shrug. ]
Honestly, I don't know what I was expecting, so I can't say if this is better or worse. But it just... is. You have a past, everyone does. You still are who you are now, and that's who I like. And we've been through enough together that I know I can trust you, no matter what.
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[ He does get where that doubt comes from, that fear that she somehow just hasn't worked through her issues, hasn't distanced herself from her past. It's more complicated than he can imagine and he knows it, but he also doesn't think she could pretend this much, constantly, all the time, to be someone else.
He raises his eyebrows, lips pursed as he lifts his shoulders in a measured shrug. ]
Honestly, I don't know what I was expecting, so I can't say if this is better or worse. But it just... is. You have a past, everyone does. You still are who you are now, and that's who I like. And we've been through enough together that I know I can trust you, no matter what.