[Would they? How well do first impressions and acts of politeness, even kindness, hold up to the ugly reality? The rotten core? The truth is always unflattering, but is the truth something he should keep from others?
Hiding who he isโwhat he's doneโfeels like taking two steps back against whatever "progress" he's supposed to have made after his stint in Silent Hill. His situation is far different than Maria's, though; does she really feel that way about herself, too?]
That sounds a little self-hating, Maria.
[That's his thing, girl.
But at that, she loses his gaze. James finds his eyes moving to look at some nondescript spot in the snow, his fingers tightening around the shards of the mug. Ah. Sharp.]
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Hiding who he isโwhat he's doneโfeels like taking two steps back against whatever "progress" he's supposed to have made after his stint in Silent Hill. His situation is far different than Maria's, though; does she really feel that way about herself, too?]
That sounds a little self-hating, Maria.
[That's his thing, girl.
But at that, she loses his gaze. James finds his eyes moving to look at some nondescript spot in the snow, his fingers tightening around the shards of the mug. Ah. Sharp.]
I don't know if hiding who I am is any better.