[ He's as tender as he can be as he knots the last stitch and clips the excess off. It doesn't look pretty but, considering this isn't his particular field, it's impressive enough and the wound will heal eventually. After dabbing some ointment on his finger, he begins applying it carefully to the edges of the wound. ]
If you're going to lie to someone, pick someone who isn't accustomed to keeping secrets of his own.
[ In other words, he is absolutely calling his bluff on this one. Despite what happened, this is the second time he has seen Dorian display some form of strong emotion. His own hypothesis is that he runs from them because he's worried about the consequences of having to feel again when he's shut himself off so completely from the world. It's a shield and a crutch. ]
The past shaped us into who and what we are today. Whether you want to dwell on it or not, it'll always be there. [ Ethan begins wrapping the wound. ] It isn't useless, it's a lesson meant to keep you from doing something reckless in the future. Think before you act and remember that your actions that night didn't just affect you.
Keep going down this path and the only thing you're going to feel is alone, because you will be.
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[ He's as tender as he can be as he knots the last stitch and clips the excess off. It doesn't look pretty but, considering this isn't his particular field, it's impressive enough and the wound will heal eventually. After dabbing some ointment on his finger, he begins applying it carefully to the edges of the wound. ]
If you're going to lie to someone, pick someone who isn't accustomed to keeping secrets of his own.
[ In other words, he is absolutely calling his bluff on this one. Despite what happened, this is the second time he has seen Dorian display some form of strong emotion. His own hypothesis is that he runs from them because he's worried about the consequences of having to feel again when he's shut himself off so completely from the world. It's a shield and a crutch. ]
The past shaped us into who and what we are today. Whether you want to dwell on it or not, it'll always be there. [ Ethan begins wrapping the wound. ] It isn't useless, it's a lesson meant to keep you from doing something reckless in the future. Think before you act and remember that your actions that night didn't just affect you.
Keep going down this path and the only thing you're going to feel is alone, because you will be.