[It might hurt less if he allowed himself to cope, but that's never a step he's progressed to. He's cried about it, certainly, more than once, but he's never progressed to the point of wholly accepting it. It's like hope in a dangerous inverse, denial taken to an unhealthy level of willfulness.
And yet. He'd had similar fears with Aerith too, hadn't he? And Rin isn't one of those curious-to-downright-stalking "fans" who only wanted something for an email blast only to be forgotten or drummed up as fantastic dramatic fodder for later, he's a friend. Regardless of how little time it takes for Zack to place his trust in people, there is a measure of it there, and it hasn't been proven wrong yet.
So maybe a little of A and a little of B. Boundaries around a relatively open heart are tentative and not really nailed into the foundation yet.]
1/3
And yet. He'd had similar fears with Aerith too, hadn't he? And Rin isn't one of those curious-to-downright-stalking "fans" who only wanted something for an email blast only to be forgotten or drummed up as fantastic dramatic fodder for later, he's a friend. Regardless of how little time it takes for Zack to place his trust in people, there is a measure of it there, and it hasn't been proven wrong yet.
So maybe a little of A and a little of B. Boundaries around a relatively open heart are tentative and not really nailed into the foundation yet.]
you're fine
it's just...it's fine