crabbysaint:

“You really are starting to sound like that preachy old hermit. Haven’t I told you before, Shiryu? The only thing worth respecting around here is s t r e n g t h.”

“So sure – we’ve been able to unite in the past, and we’ll definitely be able to do so again, but until that time comes I’m not interested in babying the others with friendship. If I’m getting fucked over, it’s my own damn fault for being too weak to help myself out of it. They know that as well as I do.”

                                                                                       ^{❛ What you have doesn’t sound like} STRENGTH ^{to me. It sounds like a cheap cover up for} PRIDE ^{in yourself that stems from a} LACK ^{of self confidence.} PRIDE DOESN’T COUNT FOR MUCH IF YOU’RE DEAD, ^{does it? You LIVE with dignity. You don’t get to} DIE ^{with it & the same goes for this} STRENGTH ^{you claim is what brings you all together when needed. & YOU were picked as THE CANCER SAINT. I fail to believe that you have always been this….p a t h e t i c. ❜}