[ It's a low bar but she can say that honestly at least. ]
If it were only dating, that would be entirely different. I don't expect special treatment, and I don't expect to be anyone's one and only. But... marriage is something different entirely. And when you have us... who couldn't even figure out if we were dating in the first place...
How can I keep trying to ask him for a part of him he's already reluctant to give, against his vows? I... I just don't know.
[ She buries her face in her hands a laughs at herself derisively. ]
...or maybe I'm just a coward who's terrified to know how he really feels. If I ended it before he could... then I didn't have to face the risk of hearing it from him first.
If it weren't for you, I'd be halfway through a pint of ice cream by now with my eyes so puffy and useless I could barely see. [ More seriously-- ] I'd be really sad and lonely. And I'd try to take it all on myself, saying this is all my mess and no one else's.
And while maybe that's true, you still go out of your way without making me feel like a burden.
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[ It's a low bar but she can say that honestly at least. ]
If it were only dating, that would be entirely different. I don't expect special treatment, and I don't expect to be anyone's one and only. But... marriage is something different entirely. And when you have us... who couldn't even figure out if we were dating in the first place...
How can I keep trying to ask him for a part of him he's already reluctant to give, against his vows? I... I just don't know.
[ She buries her face in her hands a laughs at herself derisively. ]
...or maybe I'm just a coward who's terrified to know how he really feels. If I ended it before he could... then I didn't have to face the risk of hearing it from him first.
I'm pathetic...
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[hug time? hug time!]
It's a lot to navigate, but you can and you should. You're not asking him to betray anyone.
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[But. Slowly, she returns the hug, albeit a bit weakly.]
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[TIGHTENS HER HOLD!!! and pets her hair.]
You two need to talk when you're ready to. But he wants to.
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[She bites her lip; anxious and maybe... a little hopeful.]
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[ But she will try to clean her face up a little. ]
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[lily helps to wipe her tears, more of a show of affection and support than being terribly effective. she can wash her face later.]
Yeah. We'll stay together for a while and ponder the logistics later.
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...thank you. For everything. I can’t put into words what it—- what you—- mean to me.
[ But there’s one thing she didn’t say earlier that deserves saying at least once. ]
“I wish to spend the rest of my days—- as many as I have—- with the three people I love most. With Ordine, Phoenix and Lily.”
...that’s the wish I couldn’t bring myself to say earlier.
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[swoops her up suddenly and carries her to the bed where she will be the little spoon. we cuddlin now]
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[ Scooped!! and Gently clinging. Once they're cuddled together, she lets herself relax a little, scooting up against Lily's side. ]
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This will be scary, but I know you can do it. I'm proud of you.
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[ Serenity tilts her head up so she can kiss Lily properly; feather light and loving. ]
...thank you. Truly. I don't know what I'd do without you.
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You'd be fine, really, you're smart and capable.
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And while maybe that's true, you still go out of your way without making me feel like a burden.
...I'd be just as devastated if I ever lost you.