[ it's impossible to miss the emotion in her face and that minimal response. making sense of it, however, isn't quite so easy. the delay this time isn't because his mind's elsewhere — on memories of bae, on what getting this far has cost. this time the distraction's all her.
despite all his claims of being unsentimental, this is the sort of thing that trips him up entirely. it doesn't matter if the details are completely different, if he has no idea the effect his words have had; bae's something of an open wound for them both, and it's common enough ground for him to give her this, at least. he'd be happy to leave it there, just walk away, but— ] And we're going to Neverland.
[ not so much stating the obvious as cuing her into the fact that he's catching on, even if the mechanics are still all out of place. there's a measured, almost critical note of realization in the comment. knowing about the common link, it's easier to wrap his mind around why he'd ever risk going back to neverland for emma's son. that doesn't mean it's a realization he's thrilled with. it's like the solution to a riddle without the pieces in between, enough to throw a wrench in the works without cleanly shifting gears.
when he continues, he doesn't touch on any of it. doesn't pry into her business further, doesn't elaborate on the fact that she's just thoroughly confused his plans. ]
Then I've failed. [ so much for the distraction. that said, there's nothing vindictive in the statement. it's far from light, but if anything it's searching — putting together the fact that timelines are flexible, the same as worlds, and trying to resolve where he stands. ]
cries about fry's dog too
despite all his claims of being unsentimental, this is the sort of thing that trips him up entirely. it doesn't matter if the details are completely different, if he has no idea the effect his words have had; bae's something of an open wound for them both, and it's common enough ground for him to give her this, at least. he'd be happy to leave it there, just walk away, but— ] And we're going to Neverland.
[ not so much stating the obvious as cuing her into the fact that he's catching on, even if the mechanics are still all out of place. there's a measured, almost critical note of realization in the comment. knowing about the common link, it's easier to wrap his mind around why he'd ever risk going back to neverland for emma's son. that doesn't mean it's a realization he's thrilled with. it's like the solution to a riddle without the pieces in between, enough to throw a wrench in the works without cleanly shifting gears.
when he continues, he doesn't touch on any of it. doesn't pry into her business further, doesn't elaborate on the fact that she's just thoroughly confused his plans. ]
Then I've failed. [ so much for the distraction. that said, there's nothing vindictive in the statement. it's far from light, but if anything it's searching — putting together the fact that timelines are flexible, the same as worlds, and trying to resolve where he stands. ]