[If only there were a few little magical words that would wipe clean those two hundred years. He wonders how things would have turned out differently.
But there aren’t. And this is the wretched hand he’s been dealt. But for the first time in a long, long while, he’s begun to feel hopeful. Seen. And he has Winter to thank for all of it.]
I care about you, too. [More and more as the days drag by. The degrees keep piling up, and he finds himself caring more than he’s ever cared for anyone or anything in the past.] And perhaps that’s all I can ask for, is for you to be patient with me. For a little while yet.
[Long enough to unwind 200 years of baggage? Maybe he’ll sort himself out before however long that actually is.
Despite everything, his look lingers on Winter, and something seems to finally break — in a good way. A smile sincerely cracks across his features, still a little wan but fully present.]
Well. [He waggles his free hand, not knowing what to do or say now.] Isn’t this exciting? Or nerve-racking. I’m not entirely sure which. But figuring it out together, figuring us out together... I do like the sound of that.
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But there aren’t. And this is the wretched hand he’s been dealt. But for the first time in a long, long while, he’s begun to feel hopeful. Seen. And he has Winter to thank for all of it.]
I care about you, too. [More and more as the days drag by. The degrees keep piling up, and he finds himself caring more than he’s ever cared for anyone or anything in the past.] And perhaps that’s all I can ask for, is for you to be patient with me. For a little while yet.
[Long enough to unwind 200 years of baggage? Maybe he’ll sort himself out before however long that actually is.
Despite everything, his look lingers on Winter, and something seems to finally break — in a good way. A smile sincerely cracks across his features, still a little wan but fully present.]
Well. [He waggles his free hand, not knowing what to do or say now.] Isn’t this exciting? Or nerve-racking. I’m not entirely sure which. But figuring it out together, figuring us out together... I do like the sound of that.