(5/6/24) even though it hurts more than anything I've ever experienced, you make me feel brightest in the inferno that we've let ablaze, our futures in flames. will we rise from the ashes? such feelings terrify me, and yet draw me closer to you than anyone has ever dared walk. I embrace you even if it proves to impale my heart. I will crumble any fighting notions that you are unlovable. our pain draws us closer. you tried to change me, but in turn I changed you. isn't that love?

the compelling allure of independency strapped back by the chains of a hopeless heart. this condition is true to us both. you're more human than you think, hannibal.