Cole blinks, a little confused. Hand in his face, what the heck, why did he do that.
"I'm trying to see," Cole explains, looking at Julien, with a little frown. "You're a tangle. You want him to be here but you don't. You want to be human but you don't. You miss the angel but you're glad you're you. How can I know which end to pull first?"
People are complex. Sometimes it's easier than most: find a missing item, say a soothing word. But for people like Julien, who are just a bundle of tangles and contradictions, Cole doesn't really know where to start.
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"I'm trying to see," Cole explains, looking at Julien, with a little frown. "You're a tangle. You want him to be here but you don't. You want to be human but you don't. You miss the angel but you're glad you're you. How can I know which end to pull first?"
People are complex. Sometimes it's easier than most: find a missing item, say a soothing word. But for people like Julien, who are just a bundle of tangles and contradictions, Cole doesn't really know where to start.