[ A sheepish chuckle now: ] Thank you, Father Aidan.
[ He falls quiet for a bit, content to bask in your steadying presence. He knows it hasn't been a very smooth year for you, but he can't exactly say that you haven't been -- at least, as much as you've tried -- a solid presence all on your own.
Hiccups aside, of course. ]
I guess I'm just worried about him. [ A weak laugh. ] I do that a lot, apparently.
[ He even worries that his worries can be smothering ( which he likes to believe that he tries hard not to do ) and that others might think that he frets too much that it's almost indulgent. ]
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[ He falls quiet for a bit, content to bask in your steadying presence. He knows it hasn't been a very smooth year for you, but he can't exactly say that you haven't been -- at least, as much as you've tried -- a solid presence all on your own.
Hiccups aside, of course. ]
I guess I'm just worried about him. [ A weak laugh. ] I do that a lot, apparently.
[ He even worries that his worries can be smothering ( which he likes to believe that he tries hard not to do ) and that others might think that he frets too much that it's almost indulgent. ]
But... yeah.