You're not wrong, Ange. I think part of why I get myself hurt as often as I do is that I'm not as good as you are at deciding where and when to put my heart on my sleeve. It makes you vulnerable.
There is freedom in wearing no armor. And there is risk. Armor limits your movement, your choices. And yet it protects you. It's the same way with your heart. [She smiled.] Not that I regret how I am. There's simply a cost. Your way... seems to work for you, and it can let you show the ones you trust that they're precious by letting them in.
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Date: 2021-03-20 08:21 pm (UTC)There is freedom in wearing no armor. And there is risk. Armor limits your movement, your choices. And yet it protects you. It's the same way with your heart. [She smiled.] Not that I regret how I am. There's simply a cost. Your way... seems to work for you, and it can let you show the ones you trust that they're precious by letting them in.