[ and that is the truth. but graves, who had long operated and thrived on giving no one the benefit of the doubt -- finds his nature a difficult habit to shake. he's still a work in progress -- their relationship is still a work in progress, and he is acutely aware of the hurt that he's caused his lover; his faithful partner who had proven himself to him over and over again.
this is on graves and he knows it, guilt curling in his chest when he sees him pull away. credence didn't deserve this, not on the heels of that kind of assault, and while graves is a prideful man who rarely apologises, he knows this now is warranted: he had, after all, doubted a man who had done nothing but loved him -- and loves him still, despite all that's happened. ]
I'm sorry, Credence. [ he says just as quietly, moving to look at him. ] I was wrong.
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[ and that is the truth. but graves, who had long operated and thrived on giving no one the benefit of the doubt -- finds his nature a difficult habit to shake. he's still a work in progress -- their relationship is still a work in progress, and he is acutely aware of the hurt that he's caused his lover; his faithful partner who had proven himself to him over and over again.
this is on graves and he knows it, guilt curling in his chest when he sees him pull away. credence didn't deserve this, not on the heels of that kind of assault, and while graves is a prideful man who rarely apologises, he knows this now is warranted: he had, after all, doubted a man who had done nothing but loved him -- and loves him still, despite all that's happened. ]
I'm sorry, Credence. [ he says just as quietly, moving to look at him. ] I was wrong.
[ no excuses, only the truth. ]