Tell me how all this, and love too, will ruin us
”I don’t either.” Nate replies before he can stop himself, looking mortified for a moment. The expression fades from his face quickly, though not without a wince. ”But... I do. Because I love him.” It’s not exactly a good save, but it’s truthful, painfully sincere.
For now is the best he can hope for, isn’t it? For now is better than he’d hoped, honestly, though he wishes it didn’t need to be said at all. ”For now.”
Nate manages to muster up the decency to lean away before asking his next question, though hands stay wrapped around Melita’s shoulders. ”Do you... do you think you’ll have to choose a side?” Do you think Ludo will make you? Is the question he wants to ask, though it’s one he knows he doesn’t actually want the answer to.
For now is the best he can hope for, isn’t it? For now is better than he’d hoped, honestly, though he wishes it didn’t need to be said at all. ”For now.”
Nate manages to muster up the decency to lean away before asking his next question, though hands stay wrapped around Melita’s shoulders. ”Do you... do you think you’ll have to choose a side?” Do you think Ludo will make you? Is the question he wants to ask, though it’s one he knows he doesn’t actually want the answer to.
these, our bodies, possessed by light
Tell me we'll never get used to it
NATE
