[ because life isn't a fairytale, and at most, they're dreams. happily ever afters never account for who gets left behind, the inevitable downturns that make you appreciate what you have, or how all stories, no matter how sweet, must end.
he smiles, a little wistfully, hand tightening around thorns'. ]
… My condition's stable enough that we don't need to worry for a while. I can stretch out the medication I have and make it last. We never really talked about it before, but it was always going to come up eventually, wasn't it?
[ if thorns ends up freaking out about his treatments and resorting to black market tactics he'll take himself out; as unhinged as they are for each other—they have principles because of that just as well. ]
I don't want it hanging over your head like a guillotine. We can still do what we want—more, even. There's still time for that.
[ whether he's trying to convince himself or thorns, well, they're one and the same now so maybe it doesn't matter. ]
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[ because life isn't a fairytale, and at most, they're dreams. happily ever afters never account for who gets left behind, the inevitable downturns that make you appreciate what you have, or how all stories, no matter how sweet, must end.
he smiles, a little wistfully, hand tightening around thorns'. ]
… My condition's stable enough that we don't need to worry for a while. I can stretch out the medication I have and make it last. We never really talked about it before, but it was always going to come up eventually, wasn't it?
[ if thorns ends up freaking out about his treatments and resorting to black market tactics he'll take himself out; as unhinged as they are for each other—they have principles because of that just as well. ]
I don't want it hanging over your head like a guillotine. We can still do what we want—more, even. There's still time for that.
[ whether he's trying to convince himself or thorns, well, they're one and the same now so maybe it doesn't matter. ]