[ Reassuring, aware that maybe he's phrasing this wrong. Commiserating about something so personal doesn't come easily to him. Bellamy used to walling himself off and internalizing everything that troubles him rather than admit he's suffering. Even attempting to bare some of this to Shiro feels like a misstep, but he pushes onward. ]
Wake up, [ Bellamy's a little wry about that admission, shrugging a shoulder again. ] I read until I get too exhausted to sit up. Sometimes that helps.
[ Being too tired to dream, it's not the worst approach. ]
I figure some day it'll stop being so overwhelming. I just need to survive long enough.
[ Just be strong. That's how to handle this, right? ]
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[ Reassuring, aware that maybe he's phrasing this wrong. Commiserating about something so personal doesn't come easily to him. Bellamy used to walling himself off and internalizing everything that troubles him rather than admit he's suffering. Even attempting to bare some of this to Shiro feels like a misstep, but he pushes onward. ]
Wake up, [ Bellamy's a little wry about that admission, shrugging a shoulder again. ] I read until I get too exhausted to sit up. Sometimes that helps.
[ Being too tired to dream, it's not the worst approach. ]
I figure some day it'll stop being so overwhelming. I just need to survive long enough.
[ Just be strong. That's how to handle this, right? ]