There had already been so many losses when Horatio thought to turn them around. There had already been lives sacrificed to his inexperience and pride. It's impossible, with the battle so fresh in his entire being, not to feel stuck somewhere far away from the gentleness being offered.
"You trusted me."
His thoughts slam in a much more disjointed tumble than their usual flurry. There were so many sharper hurts among them than in the pain radiating softly through his side now.
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Date: 2017-06-04 07:14 pm (UTC)There had already been so many losses when Horatio thought to turn them around. There had already been lives sacrificed to his inexperience and pride. It's impossible, with the battle so fresh in his entire being, not to feel stuck somewhere far away from the gentleness being offered.
"You trusted me."
His thoughts slam in a much more disjointed tumble than their usual flurry. There were so many sharper hurts among them than in the pain radiating softly through his side now.
"You trusted me, and I was-- too slow."