"Guilty as charged," he says, but it's without defensiveness, no trace of the raised hackles that used to come up so easily when they talked about the club. He's never been as okay with it as Alex wants him to be, but he's grown into the idea, understood the importance of it for her on a level he might not have if they were still the people they'd been in New Haven.
Catching her grin as he turns to look at her, Darlington echoes it with one of his own. Alex's excitement is a palpable thing, her confidence and hope sinking warm into his chest. God, he loves her, and the thought overlays all else; even their arguments, their shifting, changing moods and the differences that will always be between them. Their Lethe bond was nothing compared to what they had now.
"Maybe," he says. "Whatever you decide, I'm in your corner. Always."
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Date: 2021-08-25 04:01 pm (UTC)Catching her grin as he turns to look at her, Darlington echoes it with one of his own. Alex's excitement is a palpable thing, her confidence and hope sinking warm into his chest. God, he loves her, and the thought overlays all else; even their arguments, their shifting, changing moods and the differences that will always be between them. Their Lethe bond was nothing compared to what they had now.
"Maybe," he says. "Whatever you decide, I'm in your corner. Always."