[It is not like Roy would know. After all, it is something Hughes felt should go unsaid, but maybe that was a problem in itself.]
I'm not as different as you might think.
[He hesitates. Is he really going to tell this Roy?
Shit. He used to always think he could just carry it to the grave and never speak of it, but... After what this Roy has gone through, he feels really guilty, even if it is not his actual fault. It makes him wonder if his own Roy had the same troubled feelings, and the fact that he is probably dead becomes even more dreadful to him.
He takes a deep breath and decides to continue.]
...there's something I should say. About...that. I won't say it unless you're willing to hear me out, though. I can understand if you think I have no place to say anything, since I'm not...your Hughes, but...from what I can tell, even if things played out differently in our timelines, we're still the same person. If that makes sense... We just made different choices.
OTL
[It is not like Roy would know. After all, it is something Hughes felt should go unsaid, but maybe that was a problem in itself.]
I'm not as different as you might think.
[He hesitates. Is he really going to tell this Roy?
Shit. He used to always think he could just carry it to the grave and never speak of it, but... After what this Roy has gone through, he feels really guilty, even if it is not his actual fault. It makes him wonder if his own Roy had the same troubled feelings, and the fact that he is probably dead becomes even more dreadful to him.
He takes a deep breath and decides to continue.]
...there's something I should say. About...that.
I won't say it unless you're willing to hear me out, though. I can understand if you think I have no place to say anything, since I'm not...your Hughes, but...from what I can tell, even if things played out differently in our timelines, we're still the same person. If that makes sense... We just made different choices.