[that's okay. she doesn't have to acknowledge it. Will is already prepared to do it himself. he has to. after all. . . Anna has been carrying most of the emotional weight between them by herself these past two weeks. it's his turn to do his part]
[or maybe, more accurately. . . it's time for him to finally step up]
[and so he slips the journal from his pocket and flips it open, shifting to face her even as he leans one elbow against the railing]
I remember you're a member of a literature club back home. [one of the very first things they had learned about each other. it is what prompted him to share his fantasy novel with her on that very first day] . . . do you review a lot of poems?
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[that's okay. she doesn't have to acknowledge it. Will is already prepared to do it himself. he has to. after all. . . Anna has been carrying most of the emotional weight between them by herself these past two weeks. it's his turn to do his part]
[or maybe, more accurately. . . it's time for him to finally step up]
[and so he slips the journal from his pocket and flips it open, shifting to face her even as he leans one elbow against the railing]
I remember you're a member of a literature club back home. [one of the very first things they had learned about each other. it is what prompted him to share his fantasy novel with her on that very first day] . . . do you review a lot of poems?