HARPER
The idea of having friends so soon after being dropped in this new world warms Harper to the core. He'd never had an abundance of friends in his own world, living in a city too rough-edged for people to trust his goodhearted nature. He's like a flower finally getting the sunlight it needs to survive, thriving beneath the friendship and attention offered to him. So of course he accepts, and he squeezes Oliver's hands to punctuate his agreement.
"Sounds like fun! I'll be there." If he knew what was coming when Oliver says to dance like there's no tomorrow, perhaps his grin wouldn't have been so bright and mischievous. Maybe he wouldn't have spun Oliver back into a circle, dancing to the rhythm that seems to vibrate the very earth beneath their feet. But Harper is not omniscient, cannot see the future, and so he dances carefree and happy with his friend across the grass without thinking of what may come next.
"Sounds like fun! I'll be there." If he knew what was coming when Oliver says to dance like there's no tomorrow, perhaps his grin wouldn't have been so bright and mischievous. Maybe he wouldn't have spun Oliver back into a circle, dancing to the rhythm that seems to vibrate the very earth beneath their feet. But Harper is not omniscient, cannot see the future, and so he dances carefree and happy with his friend across the grass without thinking of what may come next.
some things take insane bravery
but after that, you'll be free
but after that, you'll be free
