All's well that ends well

[thecastle]

[ So you've wished the dead back to life, but there's still 2 wishes you have to make. Ultimately what happens from here is entirely in your hands, but for the first time in eight weeks everyone is alive and whole again (even that pesky merman). There is that corruption you should deal with, but surely you know what to do about that.

Once you've settled and wound down a bit, maybe you should relax a bit before going your separate ways. You've earned it.

Comments

[originallutece]

[true love is letting him call her that tbh]

You know better than that, Nishitani. Might won't cut it.

[buddyoldpal]

[ That's the truest sign lbr. ]

Aw. Okay, okay. I'll play nice. Long as he plays nice, ya know?

[originallutece]

[Of course he will, she almost says, but then hesitates for a moment. Wryly:]

. . . I'll do my best.

[buddyoldpal]

[ Hey, he could give Nishitani one look and decide he's a ruffian, ok? He wouldn't take well to that... ]

Good. I'm lookin' forward ta meetin' im!

[originallutece]

[She nods. She's still smiling faintly, but she's all right with silence between them for a few seconds. But eventually:]

. . . you love me?

[buddyoldpal]

[ No hesitation, obviously. ]

Course I do! I told ya as much, didn't I?

[originallutece]

. . . I still don't understand how you can bare your emotions like that.

[She's not upset. She's not displeased. It's just . . . wondering, really.]

[buddyoldpal]

I'm just an honest guy. Ain't got no reason ta hide how I feel, ya know?

[ He's got no filter... It's probably not a good thing, but it works out sometimes. ]

[originallutece]

I'm glad.

[They're all but alone here, but still Rosalind hesitates.]

I . . .

[She can't say it. She really can't.]

. . . you know I feel the same for both of you.

[buddyoldpal]

[ Nishitani doesn't fault her for it. He smiles. ]

Ya ain't gotta say it, either. I know.

[ He does. ]