[Elliot trails off as he realizes the date, loud conflicting thoughts filling his head all at once.]
Oh. [He tries to swallow any emotion in his voice, his face unreadable. He hadn’t given his birthday any thought. Not since promising those words of rejection. He had accepted his fate because the other option wasn’t an option at all, but now that he has the chance to do normal things again, he isn’t sure how to feel or what to do. Why him? Why not someone else, like any of his siblings? His whole family?
But he doesn’t want to not be here either, with Leo. He wants to make the most of this and he wants Leo to be able to do the same. He’s selfish like that.]
cw: spoilers
What are you talking about, no it…isn’t…
[Elliot trails off as he realizes the date, loud conflicting thoughts filling his head all at once.]
Oh. [He tries to swallow any emotion in his voice, his face unreadable. He hadn’t given his birthday any thought. Not since promising those words of rejection. He had accepted his fate because the other option wasn’t an option at all, but now that he has the chance to do normal things again, he isn’t sure how to feel or what to do. Why him? Why not someone else, like any of his siblings? His whole family?
But he doesn’t want to not be here either, with Leo. He wants to make the most of this and he wants Leo to be able to do the same. He’s selfish like that.]
I hadn’t realized…