Dreams, it's like hearing her own anxieties, hurts, and fears thrown at her as he pulls the truth from deep within himself. It's difficult to keep her thoughts focused as she hears an echo of her voice in his.
This is the only way to protect them. I can't change what I've done. I have to do this. There's no one else.
There's no room to be anything but perfect.
How painfully familiar this all is, but at least Thor is admitting the heart of the problem.
"Hiding in the drink won't prevent future loss," she points out quietly. "It might dull the pain of future losses, but it will make it harder to stop them, too. If you're so far gone that you can't help yourself, you'll never be able to help anyone else." Harsh words, but they're a lesson Amelia learned through pain and struggle that she'd rather Thor not have to deal with. He's going to have enough to deal with for the foreseeable future. "If you lose yourself, nothing else will matter."
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This is the only way to protect them.
I can't change what I've done.
I have to do this. There's no one else.
There's no room to be anything but perfect.
How painfully familiar this all is, but at least Thor is admitting the heart of the problem.
"Hiding in the drink won't prevent future loss," she points out quietly. "It might dull the pain of future losses, but it will make it harder to stop them, too. If you're so far gone that you can't help yourself, you'll never be able to help anyone else." Harsh words, but they're a lesson Amelia learned through pain and struggle that she'd rather Thor not have to deal with. He's going to have enough to deal with for the foreseeable future. "If you lose yourself, nothing else will matter."