You're still a good man even if you don't like being reminded of it.
[ Jack doesn't like being reminded that he's a person at all, most days. It's why Ana goes out of her way to do it. It's too easy for people like them to lose themselves and forget what's really important.
She's been watching Jack consume himself with conspiracy and subterfuge even for the short time they've been reunited. He forgets to eat, to sleep. He forgets, she thinks, why he even started fighting to begin with.
In many ways, he isn't the person she used to know. He's lived a hard life full of hard choices, and he's watched all the good he created in the world fall to ruin. The man he is now is a reflection of that; broken, but still good at his heart.
He still gives her hope, even if it's a small thing now. Maybe someday the rest of her family will forgive her as well. Maybe there is something like home for them to return to. ]
The normality helps people feel more comfortable. When you're this far from home, I suppose all of the little things matter that much more.
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[ Jack doesn't like being reminded that he's a person at all, most days. It's why Ana goes out of her way to do it. It's too easy for people like them to lose themselves and forget what's really important.
She's been watching Jack consume himself with conspiracy and subterfuge even for the short time they've been reunited. He forgets to eat, to sleep. He forgets, she thinks, why he even started fighting to begin with.
In many ways, he isn't the person she used to know. He's lived a hard life full of hard choices, and he's watched all the good he created in the world fall to ruin. The man he is now is a reflection of that; broken, but still good at his heart.
He still gives her hope, even if it's a small thing now. Maybe someday the rest of her family will forgive her as well. Maybe there is something like home for them to return to. ]
The normality helps people feel more comfortable. When you're this far from home, I suppose all of the little things matter that much more.