[ Tim was in too much pain to rise to the obvious bait and his expression said as much.
He understood that she was lashing out. He understood why she was lashing out. But at the end of the day, there was not a damn thing he could do about it. Trying to offer his condolences would simply be patronizing. She would savage any attempt at sympathy. There was absolutely nothing he could tell that young child, who had seen her family burn that would take the pain away or even come close to offering comfort and closure.
In other circumstances he'd offer her the release of physical violence. They'd proved out in the woods the other day that he could keep up with her in ways that allowed for pain, but did not risk actual damage. But today he was no good to her, even in that arena.
So in the end he gave a small nod and began to laboriously pry himself back up to his feet. ]
no subject
He understood that she was lashing out. He understood why she was lashing out. But at the end of the day, there was not a damn thing he could do about it. Trying to offer his condolences would simply be patronizing. She would savage any attempt at sympathy. There was absolutely nothing he could tell that young child, who had seen her family burn that would take the pain away or even come close to offering comfort and closure.
In other circumstances he'd offer her the release of physical violence. They'd proved out in the woods the other day that he could keep up with her in ways that allowed for pain, but did not risk actual damage. But today he was no good to her, even in that arena.
So in the end he gave a small nod and began to laboriously pry himself back up to his feet. ]
I am scared.