The only thing worse than not having your dream come true is having it come true for a little while.
As always, the first instant he sees her, he can feel his heart shut down, the way you do in those first moment after impact, or, he supposes, when you're drowning. Love or panic. The two have always...
Don't you think if I was able to make some changes, I would have already?
If there's a perk to having such a fucked up father, it's that he's in no position to judge.