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[asmywitness]

[[Tyler screens his calls - anyone who tries to actually call him, he'll text back in reply.]]

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[fingersandteeth]

I mean, what do you want me to *say*? You've already analyzed all the ways I've fucked up and shoved my nose in it. Do you need me to explicitly say you're right and I'm wrong?

Because you probably are.

Fuck knows I don't trust my own judgement these days.

[asmywitness]

I don't want you to stroke my ego, I want you to acknowledge that you're going to do something about it so I have some kind of word to hold you to.

I want to have PROOF that when I smack you for not doing it later, it's a justified "I told you so".

[fingersandteeth]

You're right. I'm being an ass. I'll-- figure out how to apologize to Lydia and next time I'll just let her abuse me until she's calmed the fuck down.

And I'll give Emet-Selch the terse, one-word-at-best silent treatment until he gets bored with me. And I'll hope to fuck that he does.

That better?

[asmywitness]

Yes, actually. Christ.

But seriously, just. Make an effort. I might be more of an asshole than you sometimes, but at least I take steps to fix it if it fucks someone else up, rather than ignoring it and letting it fester.

[fingersandteeth]

[That hurts. But since it's Tyler and Tyler doesn't tell him things he doesn't mean, he'll listen. Because he knows Tyler, at least, isn't just telling him to make him feel like shit, but because Steven being an ass is making things harder for him.]

Right.

I'm sorry, Tyler.

[asmywitness]

Don't be sorry, be better.



Sorry for being so harsh about it. I'm gonna take a break, but I'm not mad at you. This is just a lot.

[fingersandteeth]

No, no. You're entirely within your rights to take a break from my shit. Being best friends doesn't mean you can't have boundaries.



I'm going to be better.