[ There's still the issue he had before, in all honesty. Love isn't a simple emotion. The politics between them will never fully go away. There's no doubt that he thinks Alina is logically, rationally the best match. And that has little to do with love.
But it doesn't mean that those feelings can't grow, separately. He doesn't feel cold to her now. He's been with her. He wants her, physically, and he's frankly not sure he could have coped with the last few weeks here if it hadn't been for her. He's been leaning on her, emotionally speaking. He'd told her that he wanted that closeness to continue, that he wants it to grow. He still does. ]
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
Now, I think it's the closest I've ever come. I think that in all my life, I've never loved anyone, and never even wanted to, until I met you.
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
I can't pretend that it would only be in name. I can't tell you I'd be all right with Mal standing as your guard while you fall for him on the side. One Royal bastard is enough.
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
I don't want that, I couldn't live with that. I don't want to ask if that's still where we are.
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But it doesn't mean that those feelings can't grow, separately. He doesn't feel cold to her now. He's been with her. He wants her, physically, and he's frankly not sure he could have coped with the last few weeks here if it hadn't been for her. He's been leaning on her, emotionally speaking. He'd told her that he wanted that closeness to continue, that he wants it to grow. He still does. ]
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
Now, I think it's the closest I've ever come. I think that in all my life, I've never loved anyone, and never even wanted to, until I met you.
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
I can't pretend that it would only be in name. I can't tell you I'd be all right with Mal standing as your guard while you fall for him on the side. One Royal bastard is enough.
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
I don't want that, I couldn't live with that. I don't want to ask if that's still where we are.