[ He'd never had a thing about large bodies of water before, but now he's reconsidering. When she says how she found herself here, he frowns a little, because he knows what that means and he too can't forget the feeling it brought upon him, the crushing cold of the water, his body unwilling to cooperate, the certainty that he was going to drown. But he knows that neither of them would want to dwell, even if they had time for it, so he lets it go. ]
Okay, good.
[ Adam is not an optimist, is the thing. Instinctively, he's always been waiting for something bad to happen, be it a punch or mystical entity destroying life itself. But there's a willful thing resting inside of him and he can't bring the words to the surface. If it's true, if they're dead, then the little good he's managed to claw back from life will be gone. If they aren't here, he doesn't know if he wants to survive it, if this won't be the final thing that's going to ruin him.
He can't let his thoughts follow that thread. ]
I don't think Gansey would miss the opportunity to explore a brave new world, do you?
[ It's helpless, and a little bit too fanciful but maybe they both need that to keep going. ]
idk if you want to keep this going now we're retconning but i thought i'd reply anyway aha
Okay, good.
[ Adam is not an optimist, is the thing. Instinctively, he's always been waiting for something bad to happen, be it a punch or mystical entity destroying life itself. But there's a willful thing resting inside of him and he can't bring the words to the surface. If it's true, if they're dead, then the little good he's managed to claw back from life will be gone. If they aren't here, he doesn't know if he wants to survive it, if this won't be the final thing that's going to ruin him.
He can't let his thoughts follow that thread. ]
I don't think Gansey would miss the opportunity to explore a brave new world, do you?
[ It's helpless, and a little bit too fanciful but maybe they both need that to keep going. ]