（ some things you can't crowd out. but sasuke's so young — he's got time to put his hands in the dirt and do the work of becoming. ）
We can't overwrite the bad, but we can crowd it out. It becomes easier, as you get further removed. This is all still fresh for you, but the more you think about it, accept what you've done, and find it in yourself to hold space for forgiveness anyways — eventually, you'll come to a place where you can look at who you used to be and just feel sad for him, instead of angry or bitter or resentful. Sasuke, you genuinely weren't well. That's not a comment on your strength, or your resiliency — you were dealing with trauma and grief in a way that most people could never understand or relate to. Anyone else, experiencing what you did, would have broke. And maybe a part of you did, for a while.
（ it's nothing shameful. cy's talked about his own experiences with such circumstances — crying over fish. ）
And it's okay. Because that doesn't make you any less worthy of healing, and of love. It doesn't diminish any of the good you deserve. I'm sorry that your world wasn't equipped to help you in a way that would help more than hurt, but — （ he pushes sasuke back a little, and takes his chin in hand. tips his head up so he can meet his eyes. ） I need you to believe me when I say you aren't a bad person. You've just done bad things.
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（ some things you can't crowd out. but sasuke's so young — he's got time to put his hands in the dirt and do the work of becoming. ）
We can't overwrite the bad, but we can crowd it out. It becomes easier, as you get further removed. This is all still fresh for you, but the more you think about it, accept what you've done, and find it in yourself to hold space for forgiveness anyways — eventually, you'll come to a place where you can look at who you used to be and just feel sad for him, instead of angry or bitter or resentful. Sasuke, you genuinely weren't well. That's not a comment on your strength, or your resiliency — you were dealing with trauma and grief in a way that most people could never understand or relate to. Anyone else, experiencing what you did, would have broke. And maybe a part of you did, for a while.
（ it's nothing shameful. cy's talked about his own experiences with such circumstances — crying over fish. ）
And it's okay. Because that doesn't make you any less worthy of healing, and of love. It doesn't diminish any of the good you deserve. I'm sorry that your world wasn't equipped to help you in a way that would help more than hurt, but — （ he pushes sasuke back a little, and takes his chin in hand. tips his head up so he can meet his eyes. ） I need you to believe me when I say you aren't a bad person. You've just done bad things.