They weren't meant to come out here. Or even pass off the snowball to you. I was coming back. I just needed a time out.
[ apparently that's what he and clarke needed. the guilt he feels over the entire situation stems from something greater than where they find themselves now. it's only a branch of a much bigger tree, one he hopes elsa never has to see. ]
[ what he says isn't quite more than what he's given everyone else. but it's more than what he usually gives anyone. stack that on top of three people here seeing him vulnerable and he can accurately presume he feels emotional exhaustion from lowering those walls he keeps built so tall and thick from morning to dusk. ]
[ he sends another text: ]
Thanks for taking care of him. He looks like he's enjoying himself.
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They weren't meant to come out here. Or even pass off the snowball to you. I was coming back. I just needed a time out.
[ apparently that's what he and clarke needed. the guilt he feels over the entire situation stems from something greater than where they find themselves now. it's only a branch of a much bigger tree, one he hopes elsa never has to see. ]
[ what he says isn't quite more than what he's given everyone else. but it's more than what he usually gives anyone. stack that on top of three people here seeing him vulnerable and he can accurately presume he feels emotional exhaustion from lowering those walls he keeps built so tall and thick from morning to dusk. ]
[ he sends another text: ]
Thanks for taking care of him. He looks like he's enjoying himself.