@AmbivalentEllie Is /he/ good? He's still working out how to find the pieces of his heart, let alone put then back together.
Are /they/ good? Always. He loves her. He doesn't have it in him to be anything but adoring when it comes to her.
@AmbivalentEllie He draws a slightly unsteady breath before giving Ellie a half smile.
"If any of us doesn't deserve the other, it's me that doesn't deserve you.
It was one time, one mistake.
We can work through it, I can be more attentive, and we'll be fine.
I love you, El."
@AmbivalentEllie There it is.
Something he'd half suspected, but hadn't wanted to believe.
Slowly, his smile fades from his expression - as slowly as the pain of heartbreak creeps through his chest.
But then. . . He loves her. He's not letting her go over one mistake.
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@AmbivalentEllie ". . . I don't understand. . ."
Brows are furrowed, and he's shaking his head.
He's genuinely confused
"El, Ellie talk to me. What is it? What's going on? You can talk to me. . ."
@AmbivalentEllie No, no. . .
He places his hands either side of her face, brushing away her tears with his thumb.
"El. . . El, what is it? What's wrong?"