Shelly! Oh. Oh, my. Just... wow. And ow. Seriously, I'm always amazed at how much you can get across in so few words. *awe* And this piece is far from an exception.

This boy--this man--...

This semi-distinction... reminding himself, almost, but... man, I can't even. I don't even have words to describe how much those four words mean... It's amazing, Shelly.

As torn as I was before about Marc's leaving, this just made it so much worse, but in a wonderfully painful way. /emotional masochist

But yes, Marc's face when Roman said that... the only time Marc ever realy got angry, or that his frustration spilled over, was that moment, and it just shows how much it hurt him. Seriously, I'm tearing up a little, here. So much love for this story!

*cuddles pillow*