[ his life is very full and happy, thank you very much, which means many soft parts to grab. more now, than before, truthfully. he feels as though it's finally whole and healed, after the plague, the infertility, finding kaz, and pekka rollins. it's been content and at ease. predictable, even.
but his protest is feeble at best, especially after sofia cradles his face. because ultimately, it's an irrelevant point. it doesn't change the calculus, and so he frowns slightly, seeking some level of argument against her (predictable) refusal to stay out of ketterdam until the dust settles.
he doesn't look particularly happy about it, frown still in place as he mulls it over, turning over different scenarios in his head. any path he finds ends in the inevitable: his family will stay here, and he will be challenging tante heleen. there is no easy path, only the right one. ]
You're right. [ finally, reluctantly. though he is quick to add: ] Not about staying. You should go to Shu Han to be on the other side of the world and fret all you like but be safe, that part you are wrong about, and I am not happy about it nor happy about the idea that I would go a moment without updating you every ten to fifteen minutes -- but --
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[ his life is very full and happy, thank you very much, which means many soft parts to grab. more now, than before, truthfully. he feels as though it's finally whole and healed, after the plague, the infertility, finding kaz, and pekka rollins. it's been content and at ease. predictable, even.
but his protest is feeble at best, especially after sofia cradles his face. because ultimately, it's an irrelevant point. it doesn't change the calculus, and so he frowns slightly, seeking some level of argument against her (predictable) refusal to stay out of ketterdam until the dust settles.
he doesn't look particularly happy about it, frown still in place as he mulls it over, turning over different scenarios in his head. any path he finds ends in the inevitable: his family will stay here, and he will be challenging tante heleen. there is no easy path, only the right one. ]
You're right. [ finally, reluctantly. though he is quick to add: ] Not about staying. You should go to Shu Han to be on the other side of the world and fret all you like but be safe, that part you are wrong about, and I am not happy about it nor happy about the idea that I would go a moment without updating you every ten to fifteen minutes -- but --
[ and he deflates a little, tone resigned: ]
Everything else, you're right.