a c t i o n »
[ Elena's accepted it. She's told herself she has, at least. Okay, so she's barely accepted it. A lot like how she's barely accepted the kiss. What she can accept is that he doesn't know and that's the right decision, through sheer strength of will.
She searches his eyes when he looks to her feet again, but what he says understandably gives her pause. A horrified pause. She blinks. ] Replaced? [ Better? How is that better? It's not. Versions of themselves? ] Wh-what do they even think is right and wrong here? [ Everyone back home could be in danger. She lifts a hand to run through her hair.
Jeremy is the one comfort. Jeremy's okay then. But everyone else... ]