[she's trying to thread that needle, too. give everyone hope if she can that this isn't a final goodbye, but not let everyone count on it. even so, her feelings are closer to his. she doesn't want to go home thinking this is a brief parting when part of her knows it's much more likely this is a final goodbye.
cupping his jaw to kiss him at that, some mixture of happiness that he would say so and, well, regret. but not for choosing to become attached to him, to love him. only for being the person she is, holding part of that back all along instead of letting herself just have this because she was afraid of goodbyes.]
Even if this is all there is, I'll never regret that I got to meet you. At the very least, this has been something worth making sure I don't forget.
[because the one who is at risk of going home and losing all of her memories again is her, of course. but don't worry, it won't happen.]
[He meets the kiss with maybe a bit more tenderness than is needed over a restaurant table. But this wasn't public the way a hot spot on the boulevard was, nor was it the regular clientele. They're the only ones here right now, and even if they weren't it's no secret they're all barrelling to a bitter end. Who'd begrudge them a bit of sentimentality over eggs benedict?
He smiles at the quip thereafter. Heartened but sad all the same.]
God, I hope so. I've had exes tell me quite the opposite.
[Since he got his blues out first. He kisses her again though, lightly, a bit selfishly.]
We're a bit stupid, weren't we? It's hard not to get attached, no matter what we did or didn't know.
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Date: 2025-04-12 12:11 pm (UTC)cupping his jaw to kiss him at that, some mixture of happiness that he would say so and, well, regret. but not for choosing to become attached to him, to love him. only for being the person she is, holding part of that back all along instead of letting herself just have this because she was afraid of goodbyes.]
Even if this is all there is, I'll never regret that I got to meet you. At the very least, this has been something worth making sure I don't forget.
[because the one who is at risk of going home and losing all of her memories again is her, of course. but don't worry, it won't happen.]
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Date: 2025-04-15 03:09 am (UTC)He smiles at the quip thereafter. Heartened but sad all the same.]
God, I hope so. I've had exes tell me quite the opposite.
[Since he got his blues out first. He kisses her again though, lightly, a bit selfishly.]
We're a bit stupid, weren't we? It's hard not to get attached, no matter what we did or didn't know.