There's more and worse to tell, but Ossie's own confession effectively derails Arthur's. He remembers, yes. But he didn't suspect it meant that.
One of the worst things about the pit is knowing that John went through it too, albeit in different ways. You can do a lot to Arthur, and he'll be mad about it at the time, but at the end of the day, he probably deserves it. Other people are different. Ossie is different. That he's gone through something like this too is horrible.
And Arthur didn't suspect at all. Either he's managed to recover, something that seems an impossible chance, or he's very good at hiding it.
"God," Arthur says with miserable horror. Then: "Fuck," with the kind of thank-god-someone-gets-it feeling that makes you immediately guilty for wishing this shit on another person. Then: "I'm so sorry," as his hand tightens round Ossie's and his stomach folds in on itself.
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Date: 2023-11-05 09:32 am (UTC)One of the worst things about the pit is knowing that John went through it too, albeit in different ways. You can do a lot to Arthur, and he'll be mad about it at the time, but at the end of the day, he probably deserves it. Other people are different. Ossie is different. That he's gone through something like this too is horrible.
And Arthur didn't suspect at all. Either he's managed to recover, something that seems an impossible chance, or he's very good at hiding it.
"God," Arthur says with miserable horror. Then: "Fuck," with the kind of thank-god-someone-gets-it feeling that makes you immediately guilty for wishing this shit on another person. Then: "I'm so sorry," as his hand tightens round Ossie's and his stomach folds in on itself.