[Just a small, breathless laugh as he lowers his face to her.]
Because I would do the same.
[If the roles were reversed he absolutely would go off and do something on his own. He's even doing it right now, even if it's about himself.]
But now... Now I just need you...
[He almost finishes with a real answer—that he needs her to just stay with him. To love him, to share their usual joys. But he changes it as he pulls back to stare down at her, his gaze piercing.]
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Because I would do the same.
[If the roles were reversed he absolutely would go off and do something on his own. He's even doing it right now, even if it's about himself.]
But now... Now I just need you...
[He almost finishes with a real answer—that he needs her to just stay with him. To love him, to share their usual joys. But he changes it as he pulls back to stare down at her, his gaze piercing.]
...I need you to tell me what you've been hiding.