[That said, he could use some help in that department. If he tells her now, though, he'll probably never hear the end of it. Something to keep in his back pocket for later.
He knows they've talked about this already, and at the time Viktor hadn't planned to divulge his recent change in relationship status. Now, however, it's hard not to frame this current conversation with the last one. About how none of this would have been possible, back where he comes from. There's more reasons, however, than just their respective social standings.]
I never thought about it. My work was always the most important thing. [Jayce, he thinks, was the exception, because it was their work. He'd never shared anything like it with someone else before.] I also...wasn't sure I'd live long enough to make it happen.
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[That said, he could use some help in that department. If he tells her now, though, he'll probably never hear the end of it. Something to keep in his back pocket for later.
He knows they've talked about this already, and at the time Viktor hadn't planned to divulge his recent change in relationship status. Now, however, it's hard not to frame this current conversation with the last one. About how none of this would have been possible, back where he comes from. There's more reasons, however, than just their respective social standings.]
I never thought about it. My work was always the most important thing. [Jayce, he thinks, was the exception, because it was their work. He'd never shared anything like it with someone else before.] I also...wasn't sure I'd live long enough to make it happen.