[It's such a simple little thing, and yet those three words have a profound effect on him, a bloom of warmth breaking through the tension and uncertainty.
It's different when Anila says them now, because she's explained the reason. Esmeryl may have meant well, but telling Donnie that she was proud of him no matter what he did just doesn't hold much water to him who places so much of his worth in his works.]
...I don't know. Maybe I should just. Take a nap.
[A rare admission from him considering how much he usually avoids sleep, but he knows he won't be able to properly focus for any of his projects. Being a useless lump might help him unwind, maybe.]
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It's different when Anila says them now, because she's explained the reason. Esmeryl may have meant well, but telling Donnie that she was proud of him no matter what he did just doesn't hold much water to him who places so much of his worth in his works.]
...I don't know. Maybe I should just. Take a nap.
[A rare admission from him considering how much he usually avoids sleep, but he knows he won't be able to properly focus for any of his projects. Being a useless lump might help him unwind, maybe.]