[Nobody is going to help either of them, most especially each other. Trapped in their own, tangled thoughts, ones that parallel down ugly, twisting avenues of self blame and guilt, but end with the same thought- do they really feel guilty, for what they did?
If they don't feel guilty... then what's wrong with them?
The child sinks to the ground where they stand, exhausted, shaking, breathing hard. If they're lucky, the ache in their muscles, this constant seizing that wracks their body in slowly decreasing intensity won't follow them into the waking world. But luck has never been on their side, has it?
Their fingers pluck at the inside of their sleeves as they stare dully ahead at nothing in particular, digits pushing hard against their arms at random intervals. Just for the ache of what's unseen beneath the fabric. A reminder that they can, have, and will deal with this situation, as they have all the ones before.
They can punish themself, when no one else is around to do it for them. This inherent wrongness is something to acknowledge, as they work their way into removing themself from the equation overall.
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If they don't feel guilty... then what's wrong with them?
The child sinks to the ground where they stand, exhausted, shaking, breathing hard. If they're lucky, the ache in their muscles, this constant seizing that wracks their body in slowly decreasing intensity won't follow them into the waking world. But luck has never been on their side, has it?
Their fingers pluck at the inside of their sleeves as they stare dully ahead at nothing in particular, digits pushing hard against their arms at random intervals. Just for the ache of what's unseen beneath the fabric. A reminder that they can, have, and will deal with this situation, as they have all the ones before.
They can punish themself, when no one else is around to do it for them. This inherent wrongness is something to acknowledge, as they work their way into removing themself from the equation overall.
It started there. They cannot forget that.]