We will see what happens, and if we don’t, Mr. Luo can explain when he arrives.
[He waits for a long moment still, and then he very carefully steps toward Fei Du, unafraid, since Fei Du won’t—can’t—come to him.
He lifts a hand up to see if Fei Du will allow him to touch his face. Carefully!]
See? You have it. Humanity. This is what it means to be human, Fei Du. All of it. To be angry, to be violent, to also hurt, to cry, to grieve when there is loss because there is no grief at all if there isn’t love. People who don’t love don’t grieve.
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[He waits for a long moment still, and then he very carefully steps toward Fei Du, unafraid, since Fei Du won’t—can’t—come to him.
He lifts a hand up to see if Fei Du will allow him to touch his face. Carefully!]
See? You have it. Humanity. This is what it means to be human, Fei Du. All of it. To be angry, to be violent, to also hurt, to cry, to grieve when there is loss because there is no grief at all if there isn’t love. People who don’t love don’t grieve.
You are human.