[ He shifts after that until he's laying on his side next to her. His fingers sweep over her hair, even if her face is hidden away he can do that much. ] Whatever makes you feel better. I'm sorry she said those things though, but they came from her, not me.
[ mom >(!!! ]
...you did? Why didn't you say? [ probably because he was enough of a wreck already ah. ]
[ He doesn't even get why she's mad at this point, so he pulls back, and just lets the boat start sailing back to the shore. He stays quiet then, though. Not even saying anything to that and instead concentrates on keeping it steady. ]
[ lbr she'll probably break this promise in a few days. (sorry.) ]
Because you were already upset? And I didn't know-- [ that he saw something, too. she really thought her fox hurt him. ] I was trying to make you feel better too.
[ She did last time lbr... He'll just learn to enjoy it (ah) ]
Well... [ He clears his throat then, but... ] I was but... If it was something that bothered you I'd want to know. Unless...it wasn't a bad memory? [ He doesn't know what she saw after all ]
[ Because he was happy :( now though... He just goes to sort out the boat to make sure it won't float off then he concentrates on the lake and tries to get the oars back out so she won't be charged for them. It's actually more draining than he expects, but after a few attempts they're safety put with the boat, and Athena is saved from a 300 credit bill. ]
It wasn't bad, [ not to her, anyway. he came out alive, after all! ] but your heart stopped at first. But then you woke up. Maybe that was Gaius in your memory? He looked like an old man. [ sorry, gaius. ] And then a girl kissed you.
[ which she can only assume was gwen!! he mentioned it before, after all. ]
[ ?!?!?! cue athena to be even more amazed. she didn't even know he could do something like that. which is why she shakes him once the oars are safe. ]
[ Athena he's moved 48583939 objects since you met him, why is this such a surprise? What is surprising is her shaking him and asking that wuestion. What the-- ]
No?! [ fkdkfkdk ] Can you... Let go now...? [ Before his sweater chokes him ]
[ At first he's honestly confused because it was so long ago, it's when she brings up the kiss that he actually seems to remember. A few months ago though he probably would have forgotten about that too. ] Gaius and Guinevere, yes. [ Now he just looks sheepish. ] I did actually die for a second then as well, I think. I mean, that's why even here it isn't that what bothers me... [ It was watching other people die that did. ]
[ she peeks up at him with a genuinely curious look on her face. how can his own death not bother him? just thinking about her own makes her freak out already. he's-- either really brave or really stupid tbh. ]
Why would it? [ she did say it wasn't a bad memory. she even feels kind of glad to have seen gaius and gwen. now she knows what they look like, and it's like getting to know a whole new side of him in a way. ] You didn't die.
Yeah, but the... [ He waves his arm a little, but with her head tucked in she can't really see how it's moving to his mouth, indicating the kiss ] It's similar to what I saw and...
[ is that what he wants??????? she really sees no reason to be upset, even though she'll probably watch gwen and merlin like a hawk if gwen ever shows up in the colony. ]
Why would I want you to? [ um????????????? though he does add on: ] It shouldn't matter anyway really, her and Arthur are helplessly in love, even with the laws of Camelot preventing them to marry. ...But you didn't hear that from me, okay?
[ DGDKGKGDGKDG ARTHUR WILL KILL HIM IF HE EVER COMES HERE ]
[ He bites his lip at that, eyes flickering down to look at her. ]
I'm not. I'm glad, actually. [ Because really it's pretty mature of her, and not only that... it's just proof of how much she believes. Now though, it means he's wiggling down a bit to see her eye to eye. ]
I love you. [ It's a soft murmur as his eyes shut and he rests his head against hers. //// ]
[ she can be mature!!!! :( and she does trust him with all her heart. he came back to her when she thought she was losing him. he said he wasn't giving up on her. it just means a lot to athena, even though she doesn't talk much about it. or at all. ]
I love you too. [ she twists a bit to kiss him on the forehead then. ] You mean everything to me.
[ She can!!! And it means a lot that she isn't acting weirdly about any of this. More than he's saying, but his hand definitely shifts from her hair to slide over her arm. ]
You too. [ It's said so softly, his heart skipping a little because of how warm this is in comparison to before. ]
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