[It feels like he's doing nothing from his side, but if that's what she wants, he'll stay where he is. He leans back against the couch, leaning her weight against him so they'll both be comfortable if they don't move for a while.]
They've still happened to everyone else. How can I expect them not to blame me, when it's real for them? I'd blame me, if I were in their place.
[He does blame himself, even as he denies it both to himself and to others. Taking full responsibility for it is a burden he doesn't want to bear, when he hasn't actually done it yet, but that doesn't mean he's unaware of the weight of it. Padmé is one of the few who he'll let see even this much of that guilt, without being startled or cornered into it.]
You should blame me more than you do, more than anyone else. But you don't... You're amazing, Padmé.
[That attempt to smile hurts him, because she tries so hard for him, when he's so undeserving. He leans his against hers again, just trying to stay centered.]
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Date: 2016-06-04 01:45 am (UTC)They've still happened to everyone else. How can I expect them not to blame me, when it's real for them? I'd blame me, if I were in their place.
[He does blame himself, even as he denies it both to himself and to others. Taking full responsibility for it is a burden he doesn't want to bear, when he hasn't actually done it yet, but that doesn't mean he's unaware of the weight of it. Padmé is one of the few who he'll let see even this much of that guilt, without being startled or cornered into it.]
You should blame me more than you do, more than anyone else. But you don't... You're amazing, Padmé.
[That attempt to smile hurts him, because she tries so hard for him, when he's so undeserving. He leans his against hers again, just trying to stay centered.]