ben | sam
There's that, yeah. You're right that everyone has their dark sides, but some are darker than others. Mine's gotten the better of me more than I'm even a little bit comfortable with, and the fact that it was my 'destiny' or that it was because of choices other people made for me doesn't make it any easier. It's still my nature, and it's me that has to deal with it.
The relationship I have here is, thankfully, the opposite of what I just described. She brings out the best in me, and I trust myself more here than I have in a long time. I know you think I'm overly critical of myself, but the level of self-criticism that you're seeing now is actually a massive improvement on the way I was just before I got here, and for a long time before that. I like the person I am here.