Ah! I love this update, such hope and promise in it and yet still so angsty! I love the progress they're making, however slow it may be. They obviously have a lot of hurdles -huge, tall, angsty hurdles - to get over, but at least they're trying. I feel so...unsure of how I actually feel when reading this story when it comes to Nathan. I know he screwed up (see huge tall angsty hurdles) and I know everything (to an extent) that has transpired since that dreaded day in the cafeteria is his fault, but I can't help but feel for him still. You can see that he's really trying, that he really wants to be better; and the parts that really get me are when he sacrifices what he wants (seeing haley, being near her, pushing her) for what she needs. It's moments like those where you just don't have any doubt that he's completely in love with her. I'm proud of Haley for taking this step forward with him, tutoring is such a small thing, but for them, it's a huge thing, a huge symbolic do over for them and her strength in pursuing that amazes me. Update was great as always, can't wait to read more!
Why thank you, my dear! (Please, like I'd forget the angst! Ha!)
Progress is definitely slow, but what else could it be? Haley is still terrified of getting her heart broken again, with good reason. So she's definitely going to be cautious this time around, but at the same time, she is so drawn to him that it isn't going to stop.
Nathan learned his lessons (his many, many lessons), but I think Haley is still learning hers. And it isn't the initial knee-jerk reaction of 'oh, my god, I can never trust him or anyone again'. Now it is more of the 'people make mistakes, horrible mistakes, but they can learn from them and move on and be better for them'. So it's good that she's taking steps forward, definitely!
I feel so...unsure of how I actually feel when reading this story when it comes to Nathan. I know he screwed up (see huge tall angsty hurdles) and I know everything (to an extent) that has transpired since that dreaded day in the cafeteria is his fault, but I can't help but feel for him still. You can see that he's really trying, that he really wants to be better; and the parts that really get me are when he sacrifices what he wants (seeing haley, being near her, pushing her) for what she needs. It's moments like those where you just don't have any doubt that he's completely in love with her.
I'm proud of Haley for taking this step forward with him, tutoring is such a small thing, but for them, it's a huge thing, a huge symbolic do over for them and her strength in pursuing that amazes me.
Update was great as always, can't wait to read more!
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Progress is definitely slow, but what else could it be? Haley is still terrified of getting her heart broken again, with good reason. So she's definitely going to be cautious this time around, but at the same time, she is so drawn to him that it isn't going to stop.
Nathan learned his lessons (his many, many lessons), but I think Haley is still learning hers. And it isn't the initial knee-jerk reaction of 'oh, my god, I can never trust him or anyone again'. Now it is more of the 'people make mistakes, horrible mistakes, but they can learn from them and move on and be better for them'. So it's good that she's taking steps forward, definitely!
More next Sunday!
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