God, what the hell is wrong with you? I'm about to take back the offer. No, I actually meant that I hope the actual people who did it, didn't hurt you like he hurt your friends. And none of us ever changed species, Valenti. You not knowing what we were, doesn't make it the same.
Already had someone ask me how dangerous I am. Just the idea of hurting someone I care about. Hell, I couldn't shoot Jesse Manes though I knew he was going to kill me. I just took it wrong.
Except for Margo's pain, and right after she had just died. We used to go to their club but that's over. I won't go again.
You're not that guy. You don't hurt people, you help them. I don't believe that's changed just because you grew fangs.
Come out with me. It's gonna be okay. And if it's not, then I promise, I won't let you hurt anyone. I'll stop you with my brain if I have to. But I don't think I'll have to, because I know you, okay?
You're still the guy who stood still waiting for me to break his face, remember. I know.
Not everyone can. Some people got expectations to live up to I was in a closet too, remember. Not about sex, but about other things. It's not like I don't get it.
But you're not now. You have people you can trust with the truth and who are there for you.
You know how I feel about staying in this place, but the truth? If not for my mom I don't think I would ever go back to Roswell. The more I learn, the more I see the truth behind everything and I hate it.
But I shouldn't have thought that of him. Cheating on my mom. Ignoring Rosa until it was too late to be there for her. Being part of Caulfield. Being an obviously corrupt cop. Turning a blind eye on the man Jesse was to his son. All of it. I was a fool for my entire life.
You were a kid. You shouldn't have to expect that your parents are the bad guys. That isn't on you. It matters what you do with it now that you know. You stood with us at Caulfield. That means something.
In the end he wasn't a good man. There's no reason to put more thought into him and what choices he made. Eventually he made different choices. It doesn't change what we know.
[He hasn't talked about this since he got there, since he told Alex about being shot, but he realizes he hasn't dealt with it. He just wants to close it off again.]
I can't argue that. I could have gone on without ever knowing. It's just... it makes me think about the man I was and the one I became but I don't want to put excuses there either.
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Yeah. Look.
You wanna maybe get a drink? And yeah, you can chalk that off your list of shit you thought I'd never say, cause me too.
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Seriously though, yeah. I'd actually like that. Don't read too much into that.
When and where?
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I figured it was time you went outside again.
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Aww, you care about my health, Guerin. I'm touched.
[Except he's not the first one to mention it, and he hadn't been thinking about how long he's been hiding out, even before the boat.]
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Seth is the guy who got caught up with that serial killer, right? Tell me you weren't part of that.
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... Please tell me you aren't asking if I had something to do with killing people I cared about.
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No, I actually meant that I hope the actual people who did it, didn't hurt you like he hurt your friends.
And none of us ever changed species, Valenti. You not knowing what we were, doesn't make it the same.
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Already had someone ask me how dangerous I am. Just the idea of hurting someone I care about. Hell, I couldn't shoot Jesse Manes though I knew he was going to kill me. I just took it wrong.
Except for Margo's pain, and right after she had just died. We used to go to their club but that's over. I won't go again.
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You're not that guy. You don't hurt people, you help them. I don't believe that's changed just because you grew fangs.
Come out with me. It's gonna be okay. And if it's not, then I promise, I won't let you hurt anyone. I'll stop you with my brain if I have to. But I don't think I'll have to, because I know you, okay?
You're still the guy who stood still waiting for me to break his face, remember. I know.
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I know things could happen now but I'm going to always do what I can not to hurt others. I believe I can do this and not be out of control.
Guerin? I trust you. Let's go out. It's how things should've been since I got back to Roswell.
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Maybe it would've been, if I hadn't still been pissed with you, and you weren't living in a closet.
Times change.
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They do change though and we've changed. No smart ass comments on that.
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I was in a closet too, remember. Not about sex, but about other things. It's not like I don't get it.
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You know how I feel about staying in this place, but the truth? If not for my mom I don't think I would ever go back to Roswell. The more I learn, the more I see the truth behind everything and I hate it.
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Everything that came out, about Alex's dad, about yours
That must've messed you up.
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I know, not healthy. Lots have it worse. Hell, Alex alone does. I just have to deal with it.
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Dealing with the bad in people is a lot easier when you don't expect them to be good.
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[He hasn't talked about this since he got there, since he told Alex about being shot, but he realizes he hasn't dealt with it. He just wants to close it off again.]
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I think maybe I've lost sight of that.
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