Then trying to reach for your world with that anger is definitely a mistake. We need to find you something different to reach for it with.

[A small smile curls the corner of his mouth when she stops herself from saying 'love.' The emotion is a very strong and complex one. When feeling it for the first time, it is only natural for it to be hard to admit it. It makes everything real then.]

Do you know what your goal is now? Protection? Preservation? Love? Order? Peace?

[Yep, he totally just mentioned it out loud since she couldn't.]

Any one of those might be a good replacement.