Ashley doesn't expect it, but she probably should, and after a moment of surprise she reorients herself.
He likes both of them. And both of them care about him.
It seems so simple. Is that...really all there is to it? ]
Yes! [ Indignantly, and somewhat answering her own question. ] I- I had to think on all of this, but...
I-I don't think I need to, anymore. Especially after today. I can't say I expected this, but...
[ Even though something in her sleep-deprived brain whispers about choices and experiments, the buzz of a saw and the bang of a gun close behind—she pushes it all away, because this isn't that.
Percy's proven that, time and time again. ]
...I'm not...against it. If, um, you aren't...?
[ Shyly, Ashley looks to Yves. She knows him less than she knows Percy, that's for sure, but he's done nothing but be kind. Gentle. And, despite everything she's been through, she trusts Percy's judgment. It could just be that simple. ]
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Ashley doesn't expect it, but she probably should, and after a moment of surprise she reorients herself.
He likes both of them. And both of them care about him.
It seems so simple. Is that...really all there is to it? ]
Yes! [ Indignantly, and somewhat answering her own question. ] I- I had to think on all of this, but...
I-I don't think I need to, anymore. Especially after today. I can't say I expected this, but...
[ Even though something in her sleep-deprived brain whispers about choices and experiments, the buzz of a saw and the bang of a gun close behind—she pushes it all away, because this isn't that.
Percy's proven that, time and time again. ]
...I'm not...against it. If, um, you aren't...?
[ Shyly, Ashley looks to Yves. She knows him less than she knows Percy, that's for sure, but he's done nothing but be kind. Gentle. And, despite everything she's been through, she trusts Percy's judgment. It could just be that simple. ]