“ —– are you happy? i mean, like, honestly? i don’t – i dunno, i can never tell.” not that she entirely expected him to be truthful, either. she could never quite put her finger on whether or not he was telling her everything, or leaving strategic parts out, but – sometimes it seemed easy enough to let that go.
he could have simply said ‘yes’, saved her the trouble of anything further, and it would have eased her mind. happy, for many could be defined as actually being content with the situation or simply being excited. to ky though, he didn’t know what it meant – to actually admit he was happy here? with her? no, he couldn’t say that – he wouldn’t say it. not due to the fact he couldn’t, but since he didn’t truly know how to define what he was… at least in terms she would understand. “— does it matter?”
Hellfirebound 