[A half snort. He smiles a bit more. Unusual around them is pretty par for the course these days.]
Yeah, I guess it would have.
[Forever would be a big conversation to have, but dancing around it a little isn't as scary as he thought. Maybe because it's coming up naturally. If they'd sat down to Discuss Forever it would be a different story. Don't do that to him.
Still, while they're on the topic,]
I can't be without you again.
[Whatever that means for them. Needy? Yes. Dramatic? Probably. Codependent? Absolutely. But it's how he feels, fragile and stormy as he is right now.]
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Yeah, I guess it would have.
[Forever would be a big conversation to have, but dancing around it a little isn't as scary as he thought. Maybe because it's coming up naturally. If they'd sat down to Discuss Forever it would be a different story. Don't do that to him.
Still, while they're on the topic,]
I can't be without you again.
[Whatever that means for them. Needy? Yes. Dramatic? Probably. Codependent? Absolutely. But it's how he feels, fragile and stormy as he is right now.]