[ Eyes drop down to those hands covering his own. Then he looks back up at Daqiang. Tilts his head to the side. ]
Daqiang, you may not see it but until recently you and I are quite similar. I hid myself behind a façade so that I would not have to acknowledge my own sorrows. For a time I thought of myself as a tool or a means to an end rather than a person. I was ready to entomb myself for an eternity or die in an explosion of corrupting Light.
[ His hands shift so that he can take hold of the other man's. Gives them a squeeze. ]
Then someone called my name. My name and the years that I had spent building a wall between myself and all else shattered. I see you and I see much the same with these walls... Thus I will not cease to keep my hand stretched out for yours. If the label of "family" is too much for you to reconcile with, then call me friend. Confidant. Accept that I will not hurt you as your family has and that I will return to this place because it is where you, one of my dearest companions, are.
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Daqiang, you may not see it but until recently you and I are quite similar. I hid myself behind a façade so that I would not have to acknowledge my own sorrows. For a time I thought of myself as a tool or a means to an end rather than a person. I was ready to entomb myself for an eternity or die in an explosion of corrupting Light.
[ His hands shift so that he can take hold of the other man's. Gives them a squeeze. ]
Then someone called my name. My name and the years that I had spent building a wall between myself and all else shattered. I see you and I see much the same with these walls... Thus I will not cease to keep my hand stretched out for yours. If the label of "family" is too much for you to reconcile with, then call me friend. Confidant. Accept that I will not hurt you as your family has and that I will return to this place because it is where you, one of my dearest companions, are.