[ Derek's eyebrows cock and he shrugs. He's sort of banking on it, honestly. ]
God, I hope so. I actually don't have any desire to go back home. I'm holding onto this place for dear life. I just...
[ He sighs a little, looking mostly resigned and hopefully unaffected, even though he isn't. ]
I just need a chance to be some semblance of myself. This is the first time I've felt like I can be. Being here, I mean.
[ Giving her a small smile, Derek leans forward, lowering his voice as if telling her a secret. ]
Your baggage is what makes me want to hang out with you. It means maybe I'm not just a trash fire of a person and maybe "normal" doesn't actually exist and it's just this shitty social construct some asshole decided to create to make the people around him feel inferior and we all just...bought it and feel bad about ourselves because of it. We all have baggage. I'm not the only one. So, honestly? I appreciate you sharing some of your baggage. It...feels like solidarity? I think that's the word I want.
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God, I hope so. I actually don't have any desire to go back home. I'm holding onto this place for dear life. I just...
[ He sighs a little, looking mostly resigned and hopefully unaffected, even though he isn't. ]
I just need a chance to be some semblance of myself. This is the first time I've felt like I can be. Being here, I mean.
[ Giving her a small smile, Derek leans forward, lowering his voice as if telling her a secret. ]
Your baggage is what makes me want to hang out with you. It means maybe I'm not just a trash fire of a person and maybe "normal" doesn't actually exist and it's just this shitty social construct some asshole decided to create to make the people around him feel inferior and we all just...bought it and feel bad about ourselves because of it. We all have baggage. I'm not the only one. So, honestly? I appreciate you sharing some of your baggage. It...feels like solidarity? I think that's the word I want.