[ resting his hand against her heart, really, is where he stops listening to her.
it's not that he's uninterested, really. he is, in every word she has to say, in every opportunity she gives him to better herself. but it's the act of trust, in allowing him in her space, in allowing his hand to be so close to her chest, to her neck, to vulnerable spaces where he could easily do her harm, that causes the weight to triple in his chest. she could say anything to him, and he would listen to her, but showing him that she is truly unafraid of him, and what he is, is what actually catches his attention.
every act of kindness shown toward him has been some level of manipulation. every moment haggar defended him, encouraged him to come back to the throne, begged him to take it back once zarkon fell ill . . . for what? to use him as a puppet, the same as zarkon? his mother and father never cared for him, because if they had, they would have let the war die, and raised their son in peace. but instead, both fell to their own hubris, and allowed lotor to suffer the consequences of their actions.
but allura, her kindness toward him was not manipulative. she genuinely believed in him, and that was a pill that was hard to swallow. and he knows, that having that trust and love ripped away from him, is something unbearable that he couldn't stand to take.
for the first time, he's started to piece together, what caused him to fall apart. he had an ounce of happiness, for the first time in his life, and it was ripped away. it would be enough to cause anyone to go mad. ]
Why do you have such faith in me?
[ it's said quietly. not moving away from her, or disagreeing with what she has to say. but an insistence on truth. ]
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it's not that he's uninterested, really. he is, in every word she has to say, in every opportunity she gives him to better herself. but it's the act of trust, in allowing him in her space, in allowing his hand to be so close to her chest, to her neck, to vulnerable spaces where he could easily do her harm, that causes the weight to triple in his chest. she could say anything to him, and he would listen to her, but showing him that she is truly unafraid of him, and what he is, is what actually catches his attention.
every act of kindness shown toward him has been some level of manipulation. every moment haggar defended him, encouraged him to come back to the throne, begged him to take it back once zarkon fell ill . . . for what? to use him as a puppet, the same as zarkon? his mother and father never cared for him, because if they had, they would have let the war die, and raised their son in peace. but instead, both fell to their own hubris, and allowed lotor to suffer the consequences of their actions.
but allura, her kindness toward him was not manipulative. she genuinely believed in him, and that was a pill that was hard to swallow. and he knows, that having that trust and love ripped away from him, is something unbearable that he couldn't stand to take.
for the first time, he's started to piece together, what caused him to fall apart. he had an ounce of happiness, for the first time in his life, and it was ripped away. it would be enough to cause anyone to go mad. ]
Why do you have such faith in me?
[ it's said quietly. not moving away from her, or disagreeing with what she has to say. but an insistence on truth. ]