[ it's hard to tell with river, whether she recognizes him or not. derek's relieved enough to see her here that he doesn't push the issue. he'll find out eventually, and in the mean time he's more relieved to see her. it's been a long time, and derek hadn't--
he'd missed her. even if her first act is to call attention to one of the things derek's been trying his level best to ignore. ]
Yes.
[ he says after a minute, because she's not wrong, it should have. ]
no subject
he'd missed her. even if her first act is to call attention to one of the things derek's been trying his level best to ignore. ]
Yes.
[ he says after a minute, because she's not wrong, it should have. ]
But not right now.