[ There's a difference between the situation being an okay thing though... and a misunderstanding being okay. And the latter's what Zack'd been aiming for.
Nothing will ever be okay about what happened... It's nothing he's ever fully forgiven himself for either. Always questioning and wondering what he could have done to prevent it, even if that less naive part of him realizes that in the end, there likely wasn't much he could have done to change the outcome. But it's not exactly something to accept so easily- something perhaps he never will.
But that's why he's gotta take what he's learned from it and help the people he can help now. People like Al. And people like his brother, too.
So, he smiles at that promise. Smiles at that admission. Brave kid. He hopes you'll always stay that way and that might be why he softly prods: ] I'm gonna hold you to that, you know? I don't take promises lightly.
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Nothing will ever be okay about what happened... It's nothing he's ever fully forgiven himself for either. Always questioning and wondering what he could have done to prevent it, even if that less naive part of him realizes that in the end, there likely wasn't much he could have done to change the outcome. But it's not exactly something to accept so easily- something perhaps he never will.
But that's why he's gotta take what he's learned from it and help the people he can help now. People like Al. And people like his brother, too.
So, he smiles at that promise. Smiles at that admission. Brave kid. He hopes you'll always stay that way and that might be why he softly prods: ] I'm gonna hold you to that, you know? I don't take promises lightly.