A long pause. The wind dies down.
Listen to me. Everyone else who left? They didn’t leave because you were too much. They left because they weren’t enough. But I am not them. I am not afraid of your dark. I am not afraid of your past. And I am not going anywhere. you deserve me octavia
He smiles. She almost smiles back.
Don’t make me say it twice.
(Muffled) I’m going to mess this up.