[He understands why she wanted to keep it secret--and why she might have hesitated, to tell him in the real world. Given time and additional desperation, it only made sense that she came to him eventually. But now they're back to their proper selves, and they have to live with the things they learned about each other.
The possible future should mean that he's more desperate than ever to leave. He is, but now he has to weigh what they experienced, when they were given the opportunity to actually try.]
The cost seems too great. [Perhaps that was the lesson they were meant to learn.] But I cannot allow that imagined future to come to pass, either.
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The possible future should mean that he's more desperate than ever to leave. He is, but now he has to weigh what they experienced, when they were given the opportunity to actually try.]
The cost seems too great. [Perhaps that was the lesson they were meant to learn.] But I cannot allow that imagined future to come to pass, either.