[It’s subtle. It’s his. Sunny never smiled much, and these days his expressions are variations on a theme. One has to pay close, careful attention to notice the intricacies; Aubrey might not catch them all the time, but she cherishes those she can.
[Now feels like one.]
A couple close friends. [Not “just” friends, like they might say it back in Faraway. They’re still friends. They’re close. That matters. She’s trying out words now, really, like “boyfriend” or “partner,” “when” and not “if.”
[They mean a lot, all of them.]
Hey, Sunny…
You know how, earlier, we were talking about… what’d you call it, Space-Heart? [Said like separate but combined words. Subtle!]
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[It’s subtle. It’s his. Sunny never smiled much, and these days his expressions are variations on a theme. One has to pay close, careful attention to notice the intricacies; Aubrey might not catch them all the time, but she cherishes those she can.
[Now feels like one.]
A couple close friends. [Not “just” friends, like they might say it back in Faraway. They’re still friends. They’re close. That matters. She’s trying out words now, really, like “boyfriend” or “partner,” “when” and not “if.”
[They mean a lot, all of them.]
Hey, Sunny…
You know how, earlier, we were talking about… what’d you call it, Space-Heart? [Said like separate but combined words. Subtle!]