
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz4ZOAsjW6g
(Funny story - I didn't realize at first that Run River North is just Monsters Calling Home, rebranded. MCH is responsible for one of my favorite covers!)

"You're the strongest person I know. That's what started all of this, remember?"
"I saw you being everyone's backbone, everyone's strength, and I thought maybe every now and then, you deserved a little respite."
"So I'll be your respite, but you don't get to pretend you're not amazing."
"I just..."
"I feel helpless right now. I can't heal. I can't use magic. I can't even cheer. I've got a rapier - and I'm not even very good at it - and I've got some fiery cunt energy to give it some spice."
"I want to be useful."
"To be honest, I think we're all feeling that right about now."
"We all need to get out of this fucking hellhole and gather ourselves."
"But even when you're empty, you're not useless."
"Some of us are a little more... how do I put it..."
"What you do is incredible. It requires this massive investment of focus and energy that most of us don't have."
"But some of us have spent a large portion of our lives running on fumes. We got used to it."
"What I'm trying to say is that when you're feeling weak, we're here for you. That's our job. That's my job."
"We'll get you safe and whole again. Soon, I promise. Soon as we get out of this fucking cave."
"In the mean time, don't forget how strong you are when you're rested. You don't lack power, and you certainly don't need to go looking for more of it anywhere else."
"You can win this on your own strength, and a little of our help."
"Please don't make your father's mistake."
"We just need to get out of here. We just need to get out of here."
"And magic or not, I'm going to do everything I can do to help us get out."
"This isn't-"
"This isn't about what I can't do. It's about what I can."
"And... and I always feel weak. Always, always, always..."
"So I try my best to be strong, stronger, more powerful. And time and time again..."
"I fall just a little short. I mess up a spell, or I use too much and I'm drained, or I take too big a hit and I'm down for the count-"
"And every single time, I feel like I'm a kid. I'm scared; I'm back in Sashan, and I'm cowering behind Zarvanth."
"I'm helpless, Fekkri, and because I'm helpless, people died. Villages burned."
"Because I didn't have the power to say 'that's enough.'"
"I have power now, and when that fails, I have you, and I have them..."
"But I will not feel helpless again."
"I..."
"I couldn't even save you."
"If Javyth and Jau weren't there..."
"Arvie."
"You're not alone. I promise."
"Everyone feels weak. Everyone is weak. We're all just specks of spit and fury on the wind, trying to pretend we can do anything on our own."
"We all fall short. We all fuck up. And it's not because we're bad, or weak, or stupid. It just happens. There's only so much that any of us can do. We're all helpless, sometimes."
"Sometimes..."
"Sometimes life just fucks us, Arvie."
"And it's okay to feel helpless. It's okay to hide behind the people you love. It's okay to feel like a kid."
"Because we're all just kids, Arvie. That's the secret. We're all just scared little kids pretending to be grownups in our big bodies with our big jobs and our big words."
"We stand up tall and proud. We put on our heroic faces, we scan the horizon looking for bold new journeys, and we walk around like brave adventurers or nefarious villains, but it's all a fucking lie."
"I hate to be the bearer of bad news. But we're all just faking it. This is adulthood, Arvie."
"No matter how strong you think someone is, they're just a fucking kid who lived a little longer than the rest. They learned to fake it a little better. They picked up a few tricks along the way. They might even think they've figured things out. But they're just one helpless fuckup away from being reminded that in the end, we're all just kids picking fights on the playground."
"You save me every day, Arvie, whether you're literally mending my wounds or not."
"But I know, I know."
"I get that same... helplessness... every time I watch someone else protect you better than I can. Every time I let you down. Every time I'm not enough."
"But I-"
"I remember that you love me. And I know that even when I don't have the strength to put my arm up for you, even when I'm in the wrong place, or I make the wrong decision, or I fuck something up and get you hurt... you still love me, for some reason."
"And that keeps me going. That makes me feel this... this unbelievable mix of helplessness and power. It makes me feel young and old, all at once. It makes me feel alive. It keeps my heart beating."
"Arvie. Even when you're empty, or when you're helpless, or when you have to let someone else save me... I love you."
"When I'm scared, and I'm small, and I'm just a kid, I love you."
"When YOU'RE scared, and when YOU'RE small, I love you."
"Every time I feel that familiar jolt of pain that's just a *little* too much. Every time I think 'this is the one,' and my vision starts to fade. Every time some new part of my body gets turned to jelly and I wonder if I'll ever wake up again, I see you and I love you."
"Jau put my bones back together, this time, but you're the first thing I looked for when I came to."
(Funny story - I didn't realize at first that Run River North is just Monsters Calling Home, rebranded. MCH is responsible for one of my favorite covers!)

"You're the strongest person I know. That's what started all of this, remember?"
"I saw you being everyone's backbone, everyone's strength, and I thought maybe every now and then, you deserved a little respite."
"So I'll be your respite, but you don't get to pretend you're not amazing."
"I just..."
"I feel helpless right now. I can't heal. I can't use magic. I can't even cheer. I've got a rapier - and I'm not even very good at it - and I've got some fiery cunt energy to give it some spice."
"I want to be useful."
"To be honest, I think we're all feeling that right about now."
"We all need to get out of this fucking hellhole and gather ourselves."
"But even when you're empty, you're not useless."
"Some of us are a little more... how do I put it..."
"What you do is incredible. It requires this massive investment of focus and energy that most of us don't have."
"But some of us have spent a large portion of our lives running on fumes. We got used to it."
"What I'm trying to say is that when you're feeling weak, we're here for you. That's our job. That's my job."
"We'll get you safe and whole again. Soon, I promise. Soon as we get out of this fucking cave."
"In the mean time, don't forget how strong you are when you're rested. You don't lack power, and you certainly don't need to go looking for more of it anywhere else."
"You can win this on your own strength, and a little of our help."
"Please don't make your father's mistake."
"We just need to get out of here. We just need to get out of here."
"And magic or not, I'm going to do everything I can do to help us get out."
"This isn't-"
"This isn't about what I can't do. It's about what I can."
"And... and I always feel weak. Always, always, always..."
"So I try my best to be strong, stronger, more powerful. And time and time again..."
"I fall just a little short. I mess up a spell, or I use too much and I'm drained, or I take too big a hit and I'm down for the count-"
"And every single time, I feel like I'm a kid. I'm scared; I'm back in Sashan, and I'm cowering behind Zarvanth."
"I'm helpless, Fekkri, and because I'm helpless, people died. Villages burned."
"Because I didn't have the power to say 'that's enough.'"
"I have power now, and when that fails, I have you, and I have them..."
"But I will not feel helpless again."
"I..."
"I couldn't even save you."
"If Javyth and Jau weren't there..."
"Arvie."
"You're not alone. I promise."
"Everyone feels weak. Everyone is weak. We're all just specks of spit and fury on the wind, trying to pretend we can do anything on our own."
"We all fall short. We all fuck up. And it's not because we're bad, or weak, or stupid. It just happens. There's only so much that any of us can do. We're all helpless, sometimes."
"Sometimes..."
"Sometimes life just fucks us, Arvie."
"And it's okay to feel helpless. It's okay to hide behind the people you love. It's okay to feel like a kid."
"Because we're all just kids, Arvie. That's the secret. We're all just scared little kids pretending to be grownups in our big bodies with our big jobs and our big words."
"We stand up tall and proud. We put on our heroic faces, we scan the horizon looking for bold new journeys, and we walk around like brave adventurers or nefarious villains, but it's all a fucking lie."
"I hate to be the bearer of bad news. But we're all just faking it. This is adulthood, Arvie."
"No matter how strong you think someone is, they're just a fucking kid who lived a little longer than the rest. They learned to fake it a little better. They picked up a few tricks along the way. They might even think they've figured things out. But they're just one helpless fuckup away from being reminded that in the end, we're all just kids picking fights on the playground."
"You save me every day, Arvie, whether you're literally mending my wounds or not."
"But I know, I know."
"I get that same... helplessness... every time I watch someone else protect you better than I can. Every time I let you down. Every time I'm not enough."
"But I-"
"I remember that you love me. And I know that even when I don't have the strength to put my arm up for you, even when I'm in the wrong place, or I make the wrong decision, or I fuck something up and get you hurt... you still love me, for some reason."
"And that keeps me going. That makes me feel this... this unbelievable mix of helplessness and power. It makes me feel young and old, all at once. It makes me feel alive. It keeps my heart beating."
"Arvie. Even when you're empty, or when you're helpless, or when you have to let someone else save me... I love you."
"When I'm scared, and I'm small, and I'm just a kid, I love you."
"When YOU'RE scared, and when YOU'RE small, I love you."
"Every time I feel that familiar jolt of pain that's just a *little* too much. Every time I think 'this is the one,' and my vision starts to fade. Every time some new part of my body gets turned to jelly and I wonder if I'll ever wake up again, I see you and I love you."
"Jau put my bones back together, this time, but you're the first thing I looked for when I came to."
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