"just a quick favor?" and the word was out before my brain even processed the question, that familiar snap in my jaw a split second before the 'sure, absolutely' escaped. it’s wild, because it used to be a precursor to days of churning guilt and anger, but now it’s just… a habit, a reflex almost, like my mouth knows the script better than i do. there’s no sting, no big collapse, just a faint awareness of how deeply ingrained that 'yes' really is, even when i'm not feeling pulled apart by it anymore.