[ oh google, lord of the internet. you may be far, but you are almighty! hear his prayer now - please don't let him cry like a little girl right now. he may have reached the line of what his pride could handle.

he nods earnestly. ]

Honestly you may have kinda created a monster here because I have been repressing this for literally my entire adult life and I love you, and I love being with you, and being with you - but this is the best release I've ever gotten and -- that sounded really wrong after the last thing I mentioned - I don't mean that - you know what, maybe you don't need every thought, right? Please shut me up now -

[ she called it on day one: he talks a lot when he's nervous. though right now, it's the best kind of nervous energy he's had in a long time. ]