i'm sorry i can't be perfect

“You aren’t the first wolf that's found themselves on the edge” he said after a long moments pause. He closed his eyes briefly, a part of him whispering ‘do I really care?’ It was hard to care, these days. He didn’t want to open himself up to another wolf, another loss. He had too many of those now to ever deny how much they hurt.

But he remembered the day that Zee had brought Tamsyn home to them, because his wife had cared enough to stop. She had let herself be brave for a wolf that had no bravery left, and despite everything, despite his anger, he loved them both still.

He sighed softly, and stepped cautiously closer to the hurting wolf. “If you truly believe you have nothing left, take that step, and see what happens. Or, be brave, one last time, and come with me.”


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