"I would struggle less if they were more open with what has happened. The past teaches us ways to avoid the same pitfalls ahead."
Malik looks away, a boiling flare of anger catching behind his teeth at the mention of heartbreak. There are already breaks in his heart, parts of it's already fragile makeup fractured and cracked beyond repair. There is a perfectly fitting piece found that is still freshly missing, a structure of support that has been knocked to rubble too heavy and fragile for him to lift back in place alone.
"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more." he responds despondently, quoting right back with a tired sign. "My heart is already fractured and sore, the flickering light of a half-candle's worth of hope I still hold is only enough to see me through to the end of this. Even that is only because there are a few others to whom I hold the light for." Malik squeezes his eyes shut, an unconscious tear tracking down his cheek.
"If what lot I struggle with is a misconception, then I welcome being guided otherwise. You may not be a friend but... in time you may be, and you may know these paths better than others, and if you can provide a trailhead out of the darkness of ignorance I will see what I can do to light it for others."
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Malik looks away, a boiling flare of anger catching behind his teeth at the mention of heartbreak. There are already breaks in his heart, parts of it's already fragile makeup fractured and cracked beyond repair. There is a perfectly fitting piece found that is still freshly missing, a structure of support that has been knocked to rubble too heavy and fragile for him to lift back in place alone.
"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more." he responds despondently, quoting right back with a tired sign. "My heart is already fractured and sore, the flickering light of a half-candle's worth of hope I still hold is only enough to see me through to the end of this. Even that is only because there are a few others to whom I hold the light for." Malik squeezes his eyes shut, an unconscious tear tracking down his cheek.
"If what lot I struggle with is a misconception, then I welcome being guided otherwise. You may not be a friend but... in time you may be, and you may know these paths better than others, and if you can provide a trailhead out of the darkness of ignorance I will see what I can do to light it for others."