and like - her instinct is to tell him to own it, but she knows it's more complicated than that, and she knows that he doesn't want to own it. maybe it doesn't matter on a large scale, but it matters to him. it's his identity. he should get to present himself however he wants to - he should get to be whoever he wants and the world should have to accept it.
all that buzzes around in her chest, a bright and stubborn sort of sensation, and then:]
It's not stupid. You can still be that. [she rolls over to just sprawl on him, frowning.] I know what you mean. You can't change what the world thinks of you.
But you're the only person who can say who you are. [...] And you'll always be just Ace to me.
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Date: 2023-11-10 06:11 am (UTC)and like - her instinct is to tell him to own it, but she knows it's more complicated than that, and she knows that he doesn't want to own it. maybe it doesn't matter on a large scale, but it matters to him. it's his identity. he should get to present himself however he wants to - he should get to be whoever he wants and the world should have to accept it.
all that buzzes around in her chest, a bright and stubborn sort of sensation, and then:]
It's not stupid. You can still be that. [she rolls over to just sprawl on him, frowning.] I know what you mean. You can't change what the world thinks of you.
But you're the only person who can say who you are. [...] And you'll always be just Ace to me.