[Aww, there's that sweet little smile of theirs! His heart feels all the lighter for having seen it, like it's truly been ages since such an expression last graced Siffrin's features. He sweeps them back in as they duck down, fingers idly fanning out against their back as he listens.]
There was time for all that?
[He doesn't ask like he doubts it. It's more the surprise that's hitting him, slowly realizing that those conversations must have spanned loops, because the space between two of the exact same days isn't enough time to say all that. Not when there's a House to climb and a King to fight. The mystery deepens... he nudges his face back into their hair, resting his cheek atop their head.]
How much did I tell you? I've been trying to find a way to talk to you about Changing for ages, but the timing was never...
[It was never perfect. He's always been waiting for perfect, content to let "good enough" slip by so many times. But Siffrin knows that much, doesn't he?]
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There was time for all that?
[He doesn't ask like he doubts it. It's more the surprise that's hitting him, slowly realizing that those conversations must have spanned loops, because the space between two of the exact same days isn't enough time to say all that. Not when there's a House to climb and a King to fight. The mystery deepens... he nudges his face back into their hair, resting his cheek atop their head.]
How much did I tell you? I've been trying to find a way to talk to you about Changing for ages, but the timing was never...
[It was never perfect. He's always been waiting for perfect, content to let "good enough" slip by so many times. But Siffrin knows that much, doesn't he?]