After feeling his own efforts wasted, all the blood, sweat and tears he shed just for nothing, just for it all to end up in the garbage. He wants to belong somewhere, to find his place. Be the one who finally gets his efforts seen.

Bag slumped on his shoulders, walking through the sidewalk and crossing the streets. You said he could come and stay by your place, knowing he isn’t at his best, the least you can do is provide him a shoulder.

Letting him settle in, giving him a glass of water and some time to unwind himself and finally have his deserved rest. Sitting in the kitchen’s dining table as Dan took a sip from his glass of water, brown eyes boring into the clear liquid before looking up at you from his seat.

“I... Thank you, really,” Dan said, looking at you with gratitude. He wants to repay you, but in this state, all he can do is just appreciate you. “But... Are you sure you’d like for me to stay? I don’t want to seem like a burden.” He said, tone filled with gratefulness yet self-pity.

He doesn’t want to fail you, just like how he failed him.