"It's both of you. I felt..it feels like I'm dying."
He looks down and Yancy squeezes his shoulder, thumb rubbing gently.
"If we work at it, I think so." Yancy says slowly. "We have to be patient with each other. And kind. I've never seen anyone more skilled at throwing barbs than you two. We need to be good to each other in order to be good for each other."
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"Both of you."
Raleigh is adamant.
"It's both of you. I felt..it feels like I'm dying."
He looks down and Yancy squeezes his shoulder, thumb rubbing gently.
"If we work at it, I think so." Yancy says slowly. "We have to be patient with each other. And kind. I've never seen anyone more skilled at throwing barbs than you two. We need to be good to each other in order to be good for each other."