[ It wasn't a promise he'd made to her lightly, throes of passion not-withstanding. She'd deserved to know before they'd ever gotten that close, and he knows she deserves to know now. It's on him, that he's let this stand in between them, unspoken and unaddressed. When he knows it hasn't been about loyalty almost since the beginning. That keeping this from her hasn't been protecting anyone.
It had been easier not to think. To let it stay a promise without consequence while he reaps the benefits of having her as a more-than-friend. Girlfriend. Someone he cares for, cares about so much, and-
The words blur and then sink to a hollow place in his stomach while he cradles the phone a little longer. Stalling. It's been minutes now, minutes he's let this hang. He'd promised. He intends to make good on it, whatever decision she makes. ]
Anything in particular bring this on?
[ He's been busy. Distracted. Pulled in a hundred different directions. Why the hell had he thought she wouldn't get tired of waiting for him to get the rest of his life back in order? ]
Text + dramatic meta;
It had been easier not to think. To let it stay a promise without consequence while he reaps the benefits of having her as a more-than-friend. Girlfriend. Someone he cares for, cares about so much, and-
The words blur and then sink to a hollow place in his stomach while he cradles the phone a little longer. Stalling. It's been minutes now, minutes he's let this hang. He'd promised. He intends to make good on it, whatever decision she makes. ]
Anything in particular bring this on?
[ He's been busy. Distracted. Pulled in a hundred different directions. Why the hell had he thought she wouldn't get tired of waiting for him to get the rest of his life back in order? ]