[ He wants to comb back over the last few months with new lenses, relive the moment he said yes to fully appreciate the look on Byerly’s face for what it was, find Alexandrie and very improperly and presumptuously spin her around by the waist in apology for ever thinking her gain was his loss—but none of that quite as much as he wants to be here, smiling and leaning his cheek into Byerly’s hand. ]
I kept thinking you might. But that’s how I fucked up before, you know. He tried to tell me he couldn’t but I took every little thing as a sign he was wrong, so I...
[ Overcorrected. A little. Possibly. But he’s too pleased to spend much time feeling sorry or stupid about it. ]
I love you, too, [ with a cheerful sort of self-mockery, ] by the way, in case I’m being too subtle.
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[ He wants to comb back over the last few months with new lenses, relive the moment he said yes to fully appreciate the look on Byerly’s face for what it was, find Alexandrie and very improperly and presumptuously spin her around by the waist in apology for ever thinking her gain was his loss—but none of that quite as much as he wants to be here, smiling and leaning his cheek into Byerly’s hand. ]
I kept thinking you might. But that’s how I fucked up before, you know. He tried to tell me he couldn’t but I took every little thing as a sign he was wrong, so I...
[ Overcorrected. A little. Possibly. But he’s too pleased to spend much time feeling sorry or stupid about it. ]
I love you, too, [ with a cheerful sort of self-mockery, ] by the way, in case I’m being too subtle.