You don't always have to be directly involved to be able to say the right words.
[in kaz's case, though, the right words had ripped a hole in john's perception of himself. it hadn't been meant maliciously, but honestly, if kaz were more like the one back home, john would have thought he meant to make the comparison hurt. the words had hit too close to home.
for most of his life, all he wanted was to be like her. to have her strength, her dedication, her unyielding will. he wanted the ability to be able to make his life mean something, like she had made hers. but in the end, all he had turned out to be was a warped version of her shadow.
the only similarity between them the fact that killing a person they loved had destroyed them.]
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[in kaz's case, though, the right words had ripped a hole in john's perception of himself. it hadn't been meant maliciously, but honestly, if kaz were more like the one back home, john would have thought he meant to make the comparison hurt. the words had hit too close to home.
for most of his life, all he wanted was to be like her. to have her strength, her dedication, her unyielding will. he wanted the ability to be able to make his life mean something, like she had made hers. but in the end, all he had turned out to be was a warped version of her shadow.
the only similarity between them the fact that killing a person they loved had destroyed them.]
It doesn't matter. I've crossed my bridge.
[he won't make it across another.]