[Well, this isn't exactly how he'd wanted to start this whole thing. He doesn't want to be here anyway, but he'd at least hoped to have some dignity when he'd explained everything to Raine, instead of being a stupid crying mess on the floor. It's still so ingrained in him not to show his hurts, not to let on when anything is wrong, but that's not going to be possible this time.
He takes a deep, shaky breath and looks up at Raine, forcing a smile. The smile, unlike his real, brilliant smiles, is sort of ghastly when framed by stifled sobs and an overly pale, gaunt face.]
I would prefer not to, but I don't suppose I have much of a choice, do I?
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He takes a deep, shaky breath and looks up at Raine, forcing a smile. The smile, unlike his real, brilliant smiles, is sort of ghastly when framed by stifled sobs and an overly pale, gaunt face.]
I would prefer not to, but I don't suppose I have much of a choice, do I?