[ He spoke before he fully understood what he was saying. Or what she meant. He didn't see how awful the other version had been. He only knew how much clearer he saw the world. How much more focused he was, in everything. He was cold. Ruthless. Efficient. Not bogged down by so many conflicting emotions.
As far as he could tell, that other version had never once experienced a panic attack. Or clawing, desperate loneliness. Or the suffocating terror of not being as good as he could be. He approached it all with calm clarity. No, he wasn't as good as he could be. But he knew how to overcome what stood in his way, and he would destroy it by any means necessary. ]
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[ He spoke before he fully understood what he was saying. Or what she meant. He didn't see how awful the other version had been. He only knew how much clearer he saw the world. How much more focused he was, in everything. He was cold. Ruthless. Efficient. Not bogged down by so many conflicting emotions.
As far as he could tell, that other version had never once experienced a panic attack. Or clawing, desperate loneliness. Or the suffocating terror of not being as good as he could be. He approached it all with calm clarity. No, he wasn't as good as he could be. But he knew how to overcome what stood in his way, and he would destroy it by any means necessary. ]