[The part of his mind that feels like this is going downhill, that he should burn his bridges and run, is screaming to say something inflammatory and then go hide. It's harder to ignore than it has been in the past, and he doesn't like it, because if Jon is hungry then he has to acknowledge the Lonely is still there at his periphery. He shakes his head as if trying to clear it, even if it doesn't help much.]
I'm not... I'm not so much better than you, you know. We've both hurt people, and I, I don't... I don't want to be above you, or, or on some kind of pedestal. You don't have to work for me, you know, you can just... be you.
[He sighs, feeling like this whole thing hasn't made much sense.]
I want to make you happy. You deserve that. The whole-- the whole world has tried to make your life miserable and I don't want to let it.
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[The part of his mind that feels like this is going downhill, that he should burn his bridges and run, is screaming to say something inflammatory and then go hide. It's harder to ignore than it has been in the past, and he doesn't like it, because if Jon is hungry then he has to acknowledge the Lonely is still there at his periphery. He shakes his head as if trying to clear it, even if it doesn't help much.]
I'm not... I'm not so much better than you, you know. We've both hurt people, and I, I don't... I don't want to be above you, or, or on some kind of pedestal. You don't have to work for me, you know, you can just... be you.
[He sighs, feeling like this whole thing hasn't made much sense.]
I want to make you happy. You deserve that. The whole-- the whole world has tried to make your life miserable and I don't want to let it.