“Why are you so afraid to try?” “Because it’ll feel too good. Because it’s been too long, and I won’t want it to stop. And I know you won’t stop me. You won’t hold me accountable. And when it all goes bad—” “If…” “It always does, Raven. It always does. I can’t lose my son, and I can’t lose you. Because that’s the same as losing me.”
