Would he mind it though, do you suppose, if I were to say to that to his face. I can, after all, hardly own Enjolras, though yes, in those most important ways, I suppose that he already IS mine, truly as much as he could belong to anyone.
[That was comforting, and comfortable enough, truly, and then Jehan was squeezing his hand, and he was returning the smile.] Please do think on them, yes. I do not know if they will do any good in the long run, but...they are based more on what I know.
[They had been good to Jehan? Ah but who, in his turn had been good to them, especially to Combeferre when he'd had need of it? Which of them was he closest to here these days besides Enjolras? The answer was too easy. It was only natural that they be good to Jehan in return, now wasn't it?]
[He had to laugh, somewhat amused, as Jehan started turning colors there. And here he had been so careful to avoid overly flattering him too.]
I do not think too much of you at all. I only tell the truth. You are kind, intelligent, and while Bahorel knows things too, you combine all of those into something different, something that is altogether you. As for whether you are tempting...
I do not think that Courfeyrac is selling himself short in choosing you. I think that he is growing up here, realizing the things that matter to him. They would matter had they happened here, or had they happened at home. If those things that he sees in you now that he's had the chance are among what he values...it only makes sense he values, and loves you. So many things would have changed, had we lived as well as died. It's often in those moments, isn't it, when Hell is at the door that we come to know both what we want, and what we are. He is something of a new person here. We all are. We were baptised in blood before we left that world, and started here anew. That applies to both you and him and I see nothing foolish about being a part of this, understanding that things have changed and are not truly bad.
I know that none of us can say how things will go, but yes, the two of you are a wise choice to me. Good for each other even, if you'll let yourselves be. You understand the most important things already in each other. I think the rest of it, the trust that you are the right one for him...it's also going to come in time. But you are going to need to be open to that. Are you?
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[That was comforting, and comfortable enough, truly, and then Jehan was squeezing his hand, and he was returning the smile.] Please do think on them, yes. I do not know if they will do any good in the long run, but...they are based more on what I know.
[They had been good to Jehan? Ah but who, in his turn had been good to them, especially to Combeferre when he'd had need of it? Which of them was he closest to here these days besides Enjolras? The answer was too easy. It was only natural that they be good to Jehan in return, now wasn't it?]
[He had to laugh, somewhat amused, as Jehan started turning colors there. And here he had been so careful to avoid overly flattering him too.]
I do not think too much of you at all. I only tell the truth. You are kind, intelligent, and while Bahorel knows things too, you combine all of those into something different, something that is altogether you. As for whether you are tempting...
I do not think that Courfeyrac is selling himself short in choosing you. I think that he is growing up here, realizing the things that matter to him. They would matter had they happened here, or had they happened at home. If those things that he sees in you now that he's had the chance are among what he values...it only makes sense he values, and loves you. So many things would have changed, had we lived as well as died. It's often in those moments, isn't it, when Hell is at the door that we come to know both what we want, and what we are. He is something of a new person here. We all are. We were baptised in blood before we left that world, and started here anew. That applies to both you and him and I see nothing foolish about being a part of this, understanding that things have changed and are not truly bad.
I know that none of us can say how things will go, but yes, the two of you are a wise choice to me. Good for each other even, if you'll let yourselves be. You understand the most important things already in each other. I think the rest of it, the trust that you are the right one for him...it's also going to come in time. But you are going to need to be open to that. Are you?