[He stares at her for a long moment, stunned that she'd just- come out and say it like that, kind of horrified by the implications. He shakes it off and pulls away from her, pushing himself to his feet so he can pace the roof, scuffing his hands through his hair. Shit. Shit.]
I shouldn't have said anything... you don't... [He curses under his breath, his tone growing frustrated.] Are you telling me to break up with you because they've got a better claim on me?
[That sounds so- so stupid, even more ridiculous as he says it out loud. Like they'd called dibs on his heart from childhood and she was just... what? Keeping his bed warm in their absence? Like she expects him to just throw away everything they've been through together]
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I shouldn't have said anything... you don't... [He curses under his breath, his tone growing frustrated.] Are you telling me to break up with you because they've got a better claim on me?
[That sounds so- so stupid, even more ridiculous as he says it out loud. Like they'd called dibs on his heart from childhood and she was just... what? Keeping his bed warm in their absence? Like she expects him to just throw away everything they've been through together]