“Doesn’t matter what you see, you fool,” he spat, forcing his eyes to meet with his reflection’s. It was unexpectedly difficult. “She sees you, and she likes what she sees. So you’ll just have to accept it and try your gods-damned hardest to be the best version of yourself that you can be. You talk to her, you put her first, you treat yourself better so you can give her everything you’ve got.” He swallowed, shocked to find tears prickling in his eyes. “You can’t let the darkness win,” he whispered, his eyes boring into themselves through the glass with an intensity that had him feeling
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