[ because chuck's understanding of the silence that came with it- that was another matter entirely. that was making his peace with the life he'd lead and feeling pentecost's own stretch out into his awareness and somewhere in the middle of all of it, deciding what they had. listening to that countdown together.
it didn't feel like enough time, but maybe that was alright. he's hard pressed to think of a series of memories where he didn't want more, and chuck's spent too many years telling himself that's the way life is meant to be. ]
[ There's the soft sound of movement as Alayne shakes her head. Again, quickly: ] Too slow.
[ In the end, death for her had been too much and yet, at the same time, not enough. But Alayne has always been a selfish girl — first wanting a prince, then wanting the capital; wanting Robb and his armies to put everyone's heads upon the walls; wanting to fly away, wanting to be someone else; wanting love to run her through like an iron spike. But perhaps for a man like Chuck Hansen, who to Alayne seems to want not enough, maybe for him it had been just right.
The thought makes her sad for him. Death should be a loss. ]
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[ because chuck's understanding of the silence that came with it- that was another matter entirely. that was making his peace with the life he'd lead and feeling pentecost's own stretch out into his awareness and somewhere in the middle of all of it, deciding what they had. listening to that countdown together.
it didn't feel like enough time, but maybe that was alright. he's hard pressed to think of a series of memories where he didn't want more, and chuck's spent too many years telling himself that's the way life is meant to be. ]
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[ In the end, death for her had been too much and yet, at the same time, not enough. But Alayne has always been a selfish girl — first wanting a prince, then wanting the capital; wanting Robb and his armies to put everyone's heads upon the walls; wanting to fly away, wanting to be someone else; wanting love to run her through like an iron spike. But perhaps for a man like Chuck Hansen, who to Alayne seems to want not enough, maybe for him it had been just right.
The thought makes her sad for him. Death should be a loss. ]