The thing is, he does get it. Maybe better than she might think, he understands.
So he looks back up at her, and his smile is still there.
"I get it," he says. "It was the same with me and Damon. We were together. He left, and the Damon that came back was years younger. Didn't know me. Couldn't have known me. And I couldn't do it, it hurt too much."
It hurts less, now. He can talk to him easier now. That's how it works, time heals. But here, time can also hurt, badly. Michael doesn't think it's a coincidence that the two of them have been brought back together like this, any more than it's a coincidence that Damon came back young. LIEs are trying to hurt them all. Maybe that's paranoia talking.
Except that Michael doesn't think it is, because it feels true.
"I don't expect anything. He's not my Damon, I'm not your Michael. It's okay. The last thing I want to do is make it harder, you don't deserve that."
He looks at her, and he wants to wipe her tears away. He wants to put his arm around her, like he had when he'd comforted her in the Pony, but he doesn't. He can't, knowing what those tears mean.
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So he looks back up at her, and his smile is still there.
"I get it," he says. "It was the same with me and Damon. We were together. He left, and the Damon that came back was years younger. Didn't know me. Couldn't have known me. And I couldn't do it, it hurt too much."
It hurts less, now. He can talk to him easier now. That's how it works, time heals. But here, time can also hurt, badly. Michael doesn't think it's a coincidence that the two of them have been brought back together like this, any more than it's a coincidence that Damon came back young. LIEs are trying to hurt them all. Maybe that's paranoia talking.
Except that Michael doesn't think it is, because it feels true.
"I don't expect anything. He's not my Damon, I'm not your Michael. It's okay. The last thing I want to do is make it harder, you don't deserve that."
He looks at her, and he wants to wipe her tears away. He wants to put his arm around her, like he had when he'd comforted her in the Pony, but he doesn't. He can't, knowing what those tears mean.