Love would imply mutual understanding and an unconditional desire for the other person to be okay, a lack of selfishness perhaps, and realistic standards for the partner in question. What Simon feels towards Grace is something more like obsession and entitlement. She is his friend first, she saved him from death and so he has been fiercely loyal to her ever since, listening to her every word and doting on her hand and foot.
It's worse that she feeds him small tidbits of affection here and there, and while Simon knows in his heart that she has yet to show even a sliver of romantic interest in him, he holds out that if he waits long enough, they will at least grow old together and maybe one day they can romantically hold hands over the body of a null that they've heroically vanquished and said hand-holding will last for more than five seconds.]
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Date: 2021-04-07 05:05 pm (UTC)Love would imply mutual understanding and an unconditional desire for the other person to be okay, a lack of selfishness perhaps, and realistic standards for the partner in question. What Simon feels towards Grace is something more like obsession and entitlement. She is his friend first, she saved him from death and so he has been fiercely loyal to her ever since, listening to her every word and doting on her hand and foot.
It's worse that she feeds him small tidbits of affection here and there, and while Simon knows in his heart that she has yet to show even a sliver of romantic interest in him, he holds out that if he waits long enough, they will at least grow old together and maybe one day they can romantically hold hands over the body of a null that they've heroically vanquished and said hand-holding will last for more than five seconds.]
Heh! Yeah, you're probably right about that one.
[Simon spins around ceremoniously.]
H'okay! I've got my ears open and my eyes closed.
You ready?