No, no. Abigail and I had time together we wouldn't get elsewhere. We had the chance for real closure. That's all I need.
[He shakes his head as he says it, a contented smile spreading across his face before he takes the first sip of coffee. Absolutely relaxed, missing any of that put upon flat, dull tone. Will speaks of Abigail with nothing but unadulterated love he couldn't cover up even if he tried, and he doesn't want to. None of this is for show; Jeff's getting a look at a sincere, and sincerely grateful, loving Will Graham.
In the midst of tumultuous feelings brought upon by a bullet to the head, the first and most important thing Will can establish is that he's still Will. He's still him, here, he's still Will Graham and even if Will Graham sometimes unleashes the Jeff Hulk to save innocent animal lives, Will Graham is a friend. That is constant, consistent, and he believes Jeff could use that stability. He also knows it may help drive their bond even further, for Jeff, whether he realizes it or not. But to do so out of concern and care and real friendship isn't a terrible manipulation, is it?]
Look... [Switching gears, from Abigail back to the present. To the future.] ...whatever shit you had going on with White before, that didn't...that didn't lead to what happened to me, if that's what you were thinking. That was all set in motion [he waves a hand] months ago, not by you. And I'm not, I'm not innocent in this, either. Didn't help him out for money but I didn't...wasn't some bystander who had no idea what they were doing, what was going on, what it could all really mean. If he made you feel otherwise, or if that's just you worried it might be true, it isn't. It's not. And what he did to you, that's not you, either. That's all him. He's lost what few marbles he had left, to put it politely. So if you wanna tell me all about you and White, that's fine, but whatever went on between you two...didn't lead to this. Nothing that happened, Jeff, not a bit of it is your fault.
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[He shakes his head as he says it, a contented smile spreading across his face before he takes the first sip of coffee. Absolutely relaxed, missing any of that put upon flat, dull tone. Will speaks of Abigail with nothing but unadulterated love he couldn't cover up even if he tried, and he doesn't want to. None of this is for show; Jeff's getting a look at a sincere, and sincerely grateful, loving Will Graham.
In the midst of tumultuous feelings brought upon by a bullet to the head, the first and most important thing Will can establish is that he's still Will. He's still him, here, he's still Will Graham and even if Will Graham sometimes unleashes the Jeff Hulk to save innocent animal lives, Will Graham is a friend. That is constant, consistent, and he believes Jeff could use that stability. He also knows it may help drive their bond even further, for Jeff, whether he realizes it or not. But to do so out of concern and care and real friendship isn't a terrible manipulation, is it?]
Look... [Switching gears, from Abigail back to the present. To the future.] ...whatever shit you had going on with White before, that didn't...that didn't lead to what happened to me, if that's what you were thinking. That was all set in motion [he waves a hand] months ago, not by you. And I'm not, I'm not innocent in this, either. Didn't help him out for money but I didn't...wasn't some bystander who had no idea what they were doing, what was going on, what it could all really mean. If he made you feel otherwise, or if that's just you worried it might be true, it isn't. It's not. And what he did to you, that's not you, either. That's all him. He's lost what few marbles he had left, to put it politely. So if you wanna tell me all about you and White, that's fine, but whatever went on between you two...didn't lead to this. Nothing that happened, Jeff, not a bit of it is your fault.