[Gene looks down.] I told you, I don't want forgiveness. Or at least, I don't deserve it. [He wants it. He wants it so bad. But he's come to terms with the fact that he's not getting it. He'd come to terms with that a while ago.] Another chance is...more than I deserve, really.
[There's a lot of things he wants to say and do right now - mostly, finding out exactly what 'a new start' entails - but he knows that won't be well received, and he's pretty sure that if he forces himself to experience any more emotions tonight he will literally crumble into dust. So he sits, his eyes turned to the ground, trying to remember what the hell doing good is supposed to look like.]
can't hover on my phone so I had to stab randomly at the text with my thumb. you monster.
[There's a lot of things he wants to say and do right now - mostly, finding out exactly what 'a new start' entails - but he knows that won't be well received, and he's pretty sure that if he forces himself to experience any more emotions tonight he will literally crumble into dust. So he sits, his eyes turned to the ground, trying to remember what the hell doing good is supposed to look like.]