[Heather, please. It takes a lot to surprise him anymore. Considering he fought reincarnations (or fuck if he knows) of murdered children? Anything is possible. Anything. You could have told him pigeons were actually lords and rulers of the free world and he'd nod casually.
... Alright, maybe not that. But there aren't as many limitations as there really damn well should be.
He looks away from her though, at that... offer? Idea? He's not sure. But while he wants nothing more than to have something like that, his stomach twists and he thinks maybe it scares him. He clears his throat.]
... I don't know.
[Genuinely unsure, too. Does she mean, like... something like a family? What if something goes wrong, what if I do something wrong, what if I'm not good enough, what if it all happens again, what if I don't deserve any of that-
He half-laughs, but it's kinda' pathetic and mostly sad in hindsight.]
I didn't do so good at any of that before. Tried for a long time, but... Never really panned out.
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... Alright, maybe not that. But there aren't as many limitations as there really damn well should be.
He looks away from her though, at that... offer? Idea? He's not sure. But while he wants nothing more than to have something like that, his stomach twists and he thinks maybe it scares him. He clears his throat.]
... I don't know.
[Genuinely unsure, too. Does she mean, like... something like a family? What if something goes wrong, what if I do something wrong, what if I'm not good enough, what if it all happens again, what if I don't deserve any of that-
He half-laughs, but it's kinda' pathetic and mostly sad in hindsight.]
I didn't do so good at any of that before. Tried for a long time, but... Never really panned out.
[For, uh. Obvious reasons, now.]