[ Basch isn't expecting the comfort back. Not because Olivine isn't the type to give it. Simply because his own comfort is always a blindspot. He lets his fingers become entwined, squeezing back lightly. It is always easier to take comfort from someone who is willing to be comforted, and so he gives that to Olivine, too. ]
So it is not the life you object to, but the isolation and pressure to present as a priest and not a man. That is understandable, but workable.
[ He'd met nobility or legacy military with similar problems. The ones who liked the role found peace; the ones who didn't had a harder time. ]
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Date: 2024-06-05 10:15 pm (UTC)So it is not the life you object to, but the isolation and pressure to present as a priest and not a man. That is understandable, but workable.
[ He'd met nobility or legacy military with similar problems. The ones who liked the role found peace; the ones who didn't had a harder time. ]