He said the same thing to Alexandrie, not long ago, when she was leaving for Antiva.
"It is repaired or it becomes something new. Maybe not what you hoped it would be at first, but..." He shrugs, and falters a little—another rare thing—and says, "I was in love with my friend for a long time. Vincent. I wanted it so badly, I held onto everything that gave me hope and explained everything that should have made me realize he was never going to—"
A grimacing little smile, in lieu of words.
"I don't want you to be doing this to yourself years from now, chérie."
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He said the same thing to Alexandrie, not long ago, when she was leaving for Antiva.
"It is repaired or it becomes something new. Maybe not what you hoped it would be at first, but..." He shrugs, and falters a little—another rare thing—and says, "I was in love with my friend for a long time. Vincent. I wanted it so badly, I held onto everything that gave me hope and explained everything that should have made me realize he was never going to—"
A grimacing little smile, in lieu of words.
"I don't want you to be doing this to yourself years from now, chérie."