[ Had he overcome them? Yes, he had. He had. He crushed the doubt, grinding it under his heel, holding it underwater until it thrashed no longer- but he could still feel it. A weight he always carried.
He read his grandfather's words again, swallowing hard.
Yes, he had overcome. He had defeated his weaknesses by recognising them for what they could be: strength. And he was strong, now. Powerful beyond anything he had believed himself capable of when he was small and weak, terrified of the darkness he couldn't stamp out. ]
I don't need or want to be protected or led. Be what I have never had. Be my ally. And I will be yours.
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He read his grandfather's words again, swallowing hard.
Yes, he had overcome. He had defeated his weaknesses by recognising them for what they could be: strength. And he was strong, now. Powerful beyond anything he had believed himself capable of when he was small and weak, terrified of the darkness he couldn't stamp out. ]
I don't need or want to be protected or led. Be what I have never had. Be my ally. And I will be yours.