[ He huffs out a disbelieving laugh, dragging his gaze up to Matthew. ]
And how’s a man supposed to stop lovin’ someone?
[ Because the fact of the matter is, Faraday had thought it impossible to ever fall in love with someone in the first place. There’d been Ethel, all those years ago, but that hadn’t been real love. That had been an infatuation, a fleeting, warm sensation. He’d never met a woman like that before, and he had been smitten.
But this, what he feels for Emma – that was a dangerous blaze, compared to the spark he felt for Ethel, and he could no more douse that than he could put out a field on fire with a bucket of water. ]
Wouldn’t be the first time she’s been sore with me.
[ Might be the last, though, if he plays his cards right.
Faraday lets out a sigh, reaching up to rub at his neck again. In life, he would’ve tried to knead out some of the stiffness knotting his muscles; now, it’s simply muscle memory. ]
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And how’s a man supposed to stop lovin’ someone?
[ Because the fact of the matter is, Faraday had thought it impossible to ever fall in love with someone in the first place. There’d been Ethel, all those years ago, but that hadn’t been real love. That had been an infatuation, a fleeting, warm sensation. He’d never met a woman like that before, and he had been smitten.
But this, what he feels for Emma – that was a dangerous blaze, compared to the spark he felt for Ethel, and he could no more douse that than he could put out a field on fire with a bucket of water. ]
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If I had the answer to that, Faraday, surely I'd share it with you.
[ it's not like he'd ever stopped loving emma, after all. ]
She's going to be awful upset when you're not showin' up, though.
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Wouldn’t be the first time she’s been sore with me.
[ Might be the last, though, if he plays his cards right.
Faraday lets out a sigh, reaching up to rub at his neck again. In life, he would’ve tried to knead out some of the stiffness knotting his muscles; now, it’s simply muscle memory. ]
I’ll... figure it out.