[ It is emphatically stupid how much better he feels thanks to that comment. Was that it, then? All along? Was Byerly jealous of a ghost? Was his aggression in that room, his simple-tongued cruelty, purely because Bastien was looking at Vincent with an expression that By wanted to be his alone?
His hand stills a moment, then resumes its stroking of Bastien's back. ]
I - perhaps - have occasional tendencies towards jealousy. Which I have no right to have. None at all.
[ A little breath. ]
But I suppose perhaps I really want to be the one you love the most.
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Date: 2022-02-04 08:42 pm (UTC)His hand stills a moment, then resumes its stroking of Bastien's back. ]
I - perhaps - have occasional tendencies towards jealousy. Which I have no right to have. None at all.
[ A little breath. ]
But I suppose perhaps I really want to be the one you love the most.