Even before Zexion's hand pressed over Ienzo's heart, he might be able to hear just how hard it was pounding in his chest. Fear, anger...a hint of something else, something that brought confusion and shame. Ienzo heard every word like a new knife in him, twisting in his heart with the truth. He finally broke from his stunned silence, pulling himself free from the Nobody and stumbling as he retreated.
Ienzo took a deep breath. "You think I don't know what you're doing? Do you really think there isn't a day that goes by that I don't feel guilt for what I did?"
His voice was raising now, defensive and edged with frustration. "I betrayed the only father I've ever known. I was lured into destroying people's lives because I let a monster appeal to my ego. Is that what you want to hear?"
He faltered, pride and rage crumbling as easy as they had come. "What do you want from me?" It was a question born of desperation. Zexion's hadn't clambered for attention just so he could antagonize him. He could have just as easily done so through his own subconscious and they both knew it. In a way he almost feared the answer.
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Date: 2015-09-02 09:08 am (UTC)Ienzo took a deep breath. "You think I don't know what you're doing? Do you really think there isn't a day that goes by that I don't feel guilt for what I did?"
His voice was raising now, defensive and edged with frustration. "I betrayed the only father I've ever known. I was lured into destroying people's lives because I let a monster appeal to my ego. Is that what you want to hear?"
He faltered, pride and rage crumbling as easy as they had come. "What do you want from me?" It was a question born of desperation. Zexion's hadn't clambered for attention just so he could antagonize him. He could have just as easily done so through his own subconscious and they both knew it. In a way he almost feared the answer.