[His head jerks up in surprise, eyes wide and slightly distressed. He shakes his head rapidly]
What? No! Not at all! I- Gods, Val, I've been so proud of you since the moment I met you again. Everything you do amazes me, I- that's something I've never lied about. You give so much to everybody around you, you've saved so many lives, and... and you've done it while dealing with all those lost memories.
[Which she never should have had to, not since he found her again. He should have told her right from the beginning and the regret is eating him up, but he can't change that, he can't go back in time (again) and fix this, he just has to try and work out how to fix it now. If he can fix it now]
I know this is a lot, and that you might never be able to forgive me, but if there's anything at all I can do to earn your forgiveness I want to do it, I want to... I want to be the brother you should have had at your side this whole time, the brother I've failed to be.
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[His head jerks up in surprise, eyes wide and slightly distressed. He shakes his head rapidly]
What? No! Not at all! I- Gods, Val, I've been so proud of you since the moment I met you again. Everything you do amazes me, I- that's something I've never lied about. You give so much to everybody around you, you've saved so many lives, and... and you've done it while dealing with all those lost memories.
[Which she never should have had to, not since he found her again. He should have told her right from the beginning and the regret is eating him up, but he can't change that, he can't go back in time (again) and fix this, he just has to try and work out how to fix it now. If he can fix it now]
I know this is a lot, and that you might never be able to forgive me, but if there's anything at all I can do to earn your forgiveness I want to do it, I want to... I want to be the brother you should have had at your side this whole time, the brother I've failed to be.