( he doesn't regret staying behind, even if the days had started to stretch. it was a reminder of what he could expect in his future, if he expected to have much of one. Emma wanted him to consider returning to Storybrooke, yet for him it felt as if she were asking more than either of them could provide. how could a man without a heart survive in a world where he'd died for the very same once? his heart wasn't just missing anymore, it was gone, and there was no getting it back.
a part of him is unsure ALASTAIR will even let him go. they claim to have a mission to preserve timelines, sending him back to one he'd already died in would be the opposite of that. if he was plucked out by accident, it was particularly lucky for ALASTAIR, who could make use of him as long as they wanted, since he had nowhere to go back to.
he pulls back when she does, hands reluctantly falling from where they've landed. a laugh is rare and paired with a smile shortly after even rarer, but she gets one of those, too. Emma is actually not the first to have proven to miss his company, another new sensation for being a part of ALASTAIR, but he likes hearing it. he doesn't hear her say such things often. ) It's good to see you, too. Three months is a long time. ( he's lived a curse for decades and still never felt a stretch quite so long. )
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Date: 2016-06-19 09:31 pm (UTC)a part of him is unsure ALASTAIR will even let him go. they claim to have a mission to preserve timelines, sending him back to one he'd already died in would be the opposite of that. if he was plucked out by accident, it was particularly lucky for ALASTAIR, who could make use of him as long as they wanted, since he had nowhere to go back to.
he pulls back when she does, hands reluctantly falling from where they've landed. a laugh is rare and paired with a smile shortly after even rarer, but she gets one of those, too. Emma is actually not the first to have proven to miss his company, another new sensation for being a part of ALASTAIR, but he likes hearing it. he doesn't hear her say such things often. ) It's good to see you, too. Three months is a long time. ( he's lived a curse for decades and still never felt a stretch quite so long. )