When his uncle says he looks well, Jin Ling's hand rises subconsciously to his throat for a moment before he forces it down into his lap.
"I want..." His tidy little speeches from earlier in the day slip away from his lips as his shaking worsens. Seeing his uncle in person, he can't help but think of the bite of wire against his throat, of the look on his uncle's face when he spoke of killing Jin Ling's father. "I want to be able to trust you. And I think it's important that you be able to trust us."
This was all much more graceful in Jin Ling's head, but he pushes forward, determined to communicate what he wants to say even if it's clumsy. "I remember you saying how you had no choice. How you spoke of being isolated."
He's so badly choked up now that he's stuttering, hugging himself tightly, but he draws on all of his determination and plows forward. "We will not leave you alone. You will no longer make your choices alone."
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"I want..." His tidy little speeches from earlier in the day slip away from his lips as his shaking worsens. Seeing his uncle in person, he can't help but think of the bite of wire against his throat, of the look on his uncle's face when he spoke of killing Jin Ling's father. "I want to be able to trust you. And I think it's important that you be able to trust us."
This was all much more graceful in Jin Ling's head, but he pushes forward, determined to communicate what he wants to say even if it's clumsy. "I remember you saying how you had no choice. How you spoke of being isolated."
He's so badly choked up now that he's stuttering, hugging himself tightly, but he draws on all of his determination and plows forward. "We will not leave you alone. You will no longer make your choices alone."