[The brief silence is unbearable for as long as it lasts. The urge to repeat the words 'sorry, I'm so sorry' over and over again intensifies until she finally breaks it.]
I do like you! [That part is blurted out, and then he goes quiet to organize his thoughts. She deserves better than his flailing right now.]
Floe, you're the best thing about camp. You made me think it was going to be okay, you know? Like even if everything else was going to hell, I could still talk to you and we could still find things to laugh about. Even after what happened with... with Clarke and we ended up killing the people she tried to save....it messed me up a lot, but it's because you were there that I wasn't overwhelmed by it, you know? I guess I felt the same as you did and I didn't think you wanted to listen to me talking about the bad things, either.
[He sighs.]
it's just that ever since I've been here, I'm realizing that I can't...keep pretending that I'm not scared. And I don't think I can hide that from you anymore. I want to be able to talk to you. For real, I mean. The good things and the bad.
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I do like you! [That part is blurted out, and then he goes quiet to organize his thoughts. She deserves better than his flailing right now.]
Floe, you're the best thing about camp. You made me think it was going to be okay, you know? Like even if everything else was going to hell, I could still talk to you and we could still find things to laugh about. Even after what happened with... with Clarke and we ended up killing the people she tried to save....it messed me up a lot, but it's because you were there that I wasn't overwhelmed by it, you know? I guess I felt the same as you did and I didn't think you wanted to listen to me talking about the bad things, either.
[He sighs.]
it's just that ever since I've been here, I'm realizing that I can't...keep pretending that I'm not scared. And I don't think I can hide that from you anymore. I want to be able to talk to you. For real, I mean. The good things and the bad.