finally all the pain+hurt was showing up,

which was unusual for him,

scary even.

it had taken years of UNRESOLVED tension to get there.

years of

SUPPRESSED feelings

unsaid truths

standing up STRENGTH

+ independence.

tearing down those walls + letting go

LEFT HIM STRONGER THAN EVER.

‘I’m PROUD OF YOU’, she wanted to tell him.

- not for being strong during all those years, but for finally confronting the people, who have hurt him so deeply, with his emotions. for allowing himself to be HUMAN.