[ And she'd go through all this pain again, given the choice. As she would have the day he met her, as she would have the day she showed up in Duplicity. That is Michael to her core. Suffering for love. It will take years to disabuse her of a hope that many people lose in a day.
To break her.
He can set aside how disappointed he must be in his lack of progress. There's space. He came here to confront something, after all. That was why he approached her. He's the one who brought her out of her walking torpor before; he will do it again. Lorca grinds his teeth a moment, acutely aware of how much more enthused he was to do this earlier. ]
You know, seeing her here, [ he puts forth, ] being with her, reminded me why I loved her. [ He shakes his head, chagrined by his sentiment. ] How much I loved her.
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Date: 2026-02-03 01:51 am (UTC)To break her.
He can set aside how disappointed he must be in his lack of progress. There's space. He came here to confront something, after all. That was why he approached her. He's the one who brought her out of her walking torpor before; he will do it again. Lorca grinds his teeth a moment, acutely aware of how much more enthused he was to do this earlier. ]
You know, seeing her here, [ he puts forth, ] being with her, reminded me why I loved her. [ He shakes his head, chagrined by his sentiment. ] How much I loved her.