Clemency
TW: Mentions mild Self-hate. I used to believe that it was unfair to drag anyone into the mess of a person that I am. I needed to warn people before they got hurt. If I stopped myself from doing that, then I would be committing a grave crime. But even if I did say it, people didn't understand. It's like coming out of a dirty public bathroom. And seeing someone standing outside. You're an asshole if you don't mention the fact that the bathroom flush isn't working. You're an asshole if you don't tell the other person that they should hold their breath. That there's residual shit from countless people before you. And it'll be extremely impolite if you don't think of mentioning that they should go to another bathroom altogether instead. It makes you shitty person if you just walk out. That person judges you. Assumes you were the one who made it this way in the first place. When the only thing you did was go inside, see the mess and leave wit...