[ tseng reads the message, then reads it again, slowly. understanding the great arc of sasuke's life and the points that have defined it. no wonder sasuke struggled so much with vulnerability, for all the hard work he's put into it now. tseng has no family, so he cannot begin to imagine the pain of it—but he can guess that the burden must have been immense, to be the sole survivor of such a catastrophe.
he can see, also, why sasuke would worry that such a story might change the way tseng views him. it doesn't, of course. it could never. ]
I imagine that was a heavy weight to carry alone... Thank you for letting me carry it with you, if only for a moment.
For what it's worth: I believe, strongly, that you are more than just the sum of your sins. Atonement is important, and so is forgiveness; when no one is left to forgive you, it falls to you to forgive yourself, one day. When you're ready.
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he can see, also, why sasuke would worry that such a story might change the way tseng views him. it doesn't, of course. it could never. ]
I imagine that was a heavy weight to carry alone... Thank you for letting me carry it with you, if only for a moment.
For what it's worth: I believe, strongly, that you are more than just the sum of your sins. Atonement is important, and so is forgiveness; when no one is left to forgive you, it falls to you to forgive yourself, one day. When you're ready.
Do you believe in fate?