I'd say distraction, since we are talking about this now instead of forgiveness for old ills.
[He can still smell the dried flowers if he thinks about them. For months after Gellert had left, he would find them still marking pages in his books, and it would break his heart every time.]
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Date: 2019-12-05 07:17 pm (UTC)[He can still smell the dried flowers if he thinks about them. For months after Gellert had left, he would find them still marking pages in his books, and it would break his heart every time.]