no matter where you go, no matter how far you stray, you will always return to me. not because i demand it, not because i force it, but because you belong to me in a way that cannot be undone.
I know I’m horrible. Awful. I’m a bad person, I’ve done horrible things. But when it comes to you, I just can’t bring myself to care. I’ll do even worse for you, darling. Anything. Even if I become some unrecognizable monster, you’ll still love me, right?
we're gonna vote you
computer love <3 but watch out!
illustration based on the ILOVEYOU email worm
I make many conscious decisions to prevent exactly this from happening (any more than it has to.) When I play out what was one of his quirks, and it isn't required for me to keep doing that, I just pluck that habit, mannerism, even certain vocabulary out from the root. There are ways around it. I don't sear him into every concept. Most of the time, though, when it happens, it shows that I only went as far as he taught me. There are better things out there to do.