❛ I’m ... I’m good. really, inej, I am. ❜ jesper smiles that smile of his and it only falters once. because he is good, he is! better than he’s ever been, if he’s being honest ... but there’s a little voice in the back of his head that seems intent on reminding him, every day, just how much he has to lose now. it’s not a bad thing to recall, of course, but some days it puts an anxiety in him that makes him need to move, makes him feel like he’s ready to crawl out of his own skin. ❛ I mean ... too good. kind of. ❜ he reaches up to scratch at his forearm ; it feels strange, to discuss this with someone. but if anyone understands, it’s inej. ❛ I’m ... afraid, sometimes, that it won’t last. ❜
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