[ He knew to expect the careful gentleness. Still, it stings. He doesn't like feeling delicate or being treated that way, even though he knows it's a kindness.
But he just shrugs at her questions. ]
No. They didn't. [ And then he sighs. ] Maybe if they had, I wouldn't've...
[ But there's no point dwelling on the 'what ifs'. He had. Best to just try and leave it behind, right? ]
This place... [ He turns his nose into her shoulder, his last instinct to nuzzle working its way out of him. ] It figured out how to get to me.
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But he just shrugs at her questions. ]
No. They didn't. [ And then he sighs. ] Maybe if they had, I wouldn't've...
[ But there's no point dwelling on the 'what ifs'. He had. Best to just try and leave it behind, right? ]
This place... [ He turns his nose into her shoulder, his last instinct to nuzzle working its way out of him. ] It figured out how to get to me.