"People always want to say pain makes you stronger in the end." Her gaze was filled with something raw and old and then she blinked it away. She wasn't dismissing him, just didn't think she had it in her to agree or to try and explain.
After he removed his hand, the tension in her shoulders loosened though didn't quite disappear; she doubted she'd ever feel comfortable enough anywhere here to ever let her guard down enough for that. Still, Vlad's observance and care were a breath of fresh air for her. Most people were unobservant to her discomfort, or worse, simply didn't care. But he was proving he was a better person than most of the people she's met in her life (not that there's a wealth of options there).
"...do you regret the things you've done?"
Do you regret your stains? Because Sharon might have regretted them as just Sharon da Silva, as just those pieces Alessa had deemed worthy of saving and protecting, but now she'd do it all again. She'd do it again if she had to and she'd enjoy it. But she didn't see anything evil or wicked in him, just a man pushing through a lifetime of pain.
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After he removed his hand, the tension in her shoulders loosened though didn't quite disappear; she doubted she'd ever feel comfortable enough anywhere here to ever let her guard down enough for that. Still, Vlad's observance and care were a breath of fresh air for her. Most people were unobservant to her discomfort, or worse, simply didn't care. But he was proving he was a better person than most of the people she's met in her life (not that there's a wealth of options there).
"...do you regret the things you've done?"
Do you regret your stains? Because Sharon might have regretted them as just Sharon da Silva, as just those pieces Alessa had deemed worthy of saving and protecting, but now she'd do it all again. She'd do it again if she had to and she'd enjoy it. But she didn't see anything evil or wicked in him, just a man pushing through a lifetime of pain.