Ah, alas. Rejected. William sighed quietly. "Nothing ventured nothing gained, Father. I would ask you to forgive me for trying, but we run right into the whole not truly remorseful thing again. Alas."
He smiled to himself and shifted in his seat. "I should stop wasting your time, I think. But thank you, for the listening ear and the kind words. I may not deserve them, but they are appreciated." Greatly, actually.
Already though, all those walls he wore around him were rising, leaving behind that moment of vulnerability that had compelled him to step into the confessional in the first place.
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Date: 2025-05-15 01:09 am (UTC)He smiled to himself and shifted in his seat. "I should stop wasting your time, I think. But thank you, for the listening ear and the kind words. I may not deserve them, but they are appreciated." Greatly, actually.
Already though, all those walls he wore around him were rising, leaving behind that moment of vulnerability that had compelled him to step into the confessional in the first place.