...I know. Even if no one else understood, I know that you would--and that would be enough for me. [Viktor's voice was unusually quiet with an honest admission; uncertain and nervous about the idea as he had been, at his core he had never truly doubted as much. It didn't matter what anyone else thought of him--he was used to derision, anyway.]

I-...have been less than supportive, myself. I do not think I recognized or understood the kind of pressure you were under. Truthfully, I thought you preferred the focus and spotlight, and I never questioned until recently whether it might have been wearing on you.

We have both been colossal idiots, haven't we?