[ his agreement and understanding are what finally draw her attention to him again. it's as though he understands her, even more than rebekah does, as though eric views the world more in line with the way helen does and that the idea of an eternity alone is both expected and feared. her eyes search his for a moment as she debates how much to open up to him. ]
He's here. But as far as I can tell we're from completely different worlds. [ and time periods. that will be the big test factor. ] We haven't even discussed a relationship of any sort and yet something's changed between the last few times I saw him.
[ she lapses into silence after that, returning her gaze to the crowd below, though not really seeing anyone, her mind too focused on jean-luc and the ever-present debate of whether or not she's lost him and whether or not she can handle losing him. ]