"Okay, but what if it's not being embarrassed?" He raises a brow skeptically, countering Strange's immediate judgement of his own assumption. He's a confident man, so maybe he really doesn't have the perspective of self-hate, especially when it's encouraged by everyone around you.
He leans back in his seat, folding his arms on the table. "Maybe he didn't say anything because he's not confident changing is that easy. Maybe he doesn't want to fail and prove that everything they said about him is true, and he can't be anything else."
There's a lot of reasons that a little insecurity can come up with to stop you from moving forward. Yuya knows exactly how that feels--and maybe that's why he wants to see Strange be able to empathize with his friend. Lambert deserves that support, too.
"And you know, if he calls himself a monster first and beats everyone to the punch it takes away some of the sting when someone else says it. It's like a shield so they can't hurt him as much." But it doesn't stop it from hurting entirely.
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He leans back in his seat, folding his arms on the table. "Maybe he didn't say anything because he's not confident changing is that easy. Maybe he doesn't want to fail and prove that everything they said about him is true, and he can't be anything else."
There's a lot of reasons that a little insecurity can come up with to stop you from moving forward. Yuya knows exactly how that feels--and maybe that's why he wants to see Strange be able to empathize with his friend. Lambert deserves that support, too.
"And you know, if he calls himself a monster first and beats everyone to the punch it takes away some of the sting when someone else says it. It's like a shield so they can't hurt him as much." But it doesn't stop it from hurting entirely.