[He doesn't mean for it to come out harshly. But it's not the same -- it's not the same for everyone else as it is for him. Maybe... he really is alone.]
[He can't let it come out, because he has to be the one in control. He has to be the leader. There's... no way around that. No wiggle room.]
[When Sam moves away, so does he, forcing any trace of what just happened off his face. Throttling it back under wraps again. And, honestly, trying not to let it show how much he wants to jump at the offer. Latch onto it desperately.]
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[He doesn't mean for it to come out harshly. But it's not the same -- it's not the same for everyone else as it is for him. Maybe... he really is alone.]
[He can't let it come out, because he has to be the one in control. He has to be the leader. There's... no way around that. No wiggle room.]
[When Sam moves away, so does he, forcing any trace of what just happened off his face. Throttling it back under wraps again. And, honestly, trying not to let it show how much he wants to jump at the offer. Latch onto it desperately.]
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