I told her to try it my way, for once. [A hollow, sad echo of a smile pulls at one corner of his mouth and he shakes his head.] I was always trying to get her to throw the rulebook out. She never did. She never did, until that night and... [He trails off, staring down at his fingers in his lap, twisting them together idly. He hates this. He hates feeling this open and raw.
He's quiet for a long moment, not sure where to start on the rest of that. So, he finally just settles on: ]
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He's quiet for a long moment, not sure where to start on the rest of that. So, he finally just settles on: ]
How bad was it?