"Long enough for - Well, until Billy graduates. Max."
She kisses him. "He has a place for me in his life and I plan on taking
it." Justine can't go home. And Fitz...she was never going to be the person
in his life who could put her first. And that is something she came to
terms with months ago.
"Good." Fitz has no idea who that is, but he trusts that Justine has found the right person to share her life with.
Fitz has never offered anything but the truth to her. There is someone he puts before her - before anyone here, or anyone elsewhere in the universe - but that doesn't mean that he loves her any less.
He would go to great lengths to make her happy, and little makes him as happy as knowing that she has a good future waiting for her to seize.
She doesn't mind it. She never has. She only minds how he treats her, and he has been the softest, kindest love she has had. And she adores him. And she will miss him deeply.
"I love you," she mutters. "And I expect to see you so soon. Find me again."
“Good. Cos I’m gonna name a star after you. Maybe a small planet. Whichever you like better.” First seen, first named, is a well known principle.
“I love you.” She knows, just as he knows that she loves him. But he says it because it’s true, and he can. He says it because there’s no secret between them now and it’s still true.
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Date: 2025-08-16 01:44 pm (UTC)"Long enough for - Well, until Billy graduates. Max."
She kisses him. "He has a place for me in his life and I plan on taking it." Justine can't go home. And Fitz...she was never going to be the person in his life who could put her first. And that is something she came to terms with months ago.
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Date: 2025-08-16 05:16 pm (UTC)Fitz has never offered anything but the truth to her. There is someone he puts before her - before anyone here, or anyone elsewhere in the universe - but that doesn't mean that he loves her any less.
He would go to great lengths to make her happy, and little makes him as happy as knowing that she has a good future waiting for her to seize.
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Date: 2025-08-16 05:33 pm (UTC)"I love you," she mutters. "And I expect to see you so soon. Find me again."
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Date: 2025-08-16 11:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-08-17 12:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-08-17 06:29 am (UTC)“I love you.” She knows, just as he knows that she loves him. But he says it because it’s true, and he can. He says it because there’s no secret between them now and it’s still true.
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Date: 2025-08-17 01:48 pm (UTC)She curls up against him, memorizing him now. Now she knows their time apart will be - wide.
"Both. The star...and the most beautiful planet that circles it."
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Date: 2025-08-17 03:39 pm (UTC)