His doctors call it alexithymia and say he lacks empathy. Lev can feel emotions; he just doesn't know what it is he’s feeling. Now, the only way he expresses his feelings is through anger. He’s on medication that keeps him in check, but he’s completely zombified on that shit. He tells us he just doesn’t give a fuck, but we know better. Somewhere inside the shell of the guy Maddox and I grew up with, is the boy we once knew; he’s just hiding until he knows it’s safe to come back out. I’ve got faith he’ll come back to us one day, but until then, Maddox and I will be right by his side.
