"I know you are. You're - you're being so good to me. But you don't have to - fix me. I got - just -"
He swallows.
"I got so much at once, and slower would have been worse, but - so much of it is that I just need time, I think. To get used to - being the person all that happened to. The way normally you would, day by day, but I'm just so far behind."
He squeezes Fives' wrist a little tighter, closes his eyes for a moment, sucks in a breath.
"It would be totally crazy to suggest that you weren't allowed to be upset for however long it takes me to deal with it. You don't have to be perfect to be around me, Fives. You're - enough, just being you."
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He swallows.
"I got so much at once, and slower would have been worse, but - so much of it is that I just need time, I think. To get used to - being the person all that happened to. The way normally you would, day by day, but I'm just so far behind."
He squeezes Fives' wrist a little tighter, closes his eyes for a moment, sucks in a breath.
"It would be totally crazy to suggest that you weren't allowed to be upset for however long it takes me to deal with it. You don't have to be perfect to be around me, Fives. You're - enough, just being you."