Re: [Mal/Alex]
Sometimes just getting away from the nightmare is the best revenge against the people who wanted you to stay in it. [...] Too blunt?
She's that young? I think it's admirable that you want her to have a different kind of life, if you don't feel yours was a happy one. [...] Repose is a good, quiet place aside from the occasional supernatural anomaly. Would it be helpful to have someone back you up by making the call and inviting her out? Now that I think about it, though, it will seem very sketchy if a total stranger in his mid twenties invites a 14-year old across the country to live. I wish I could help.
[He considers this for a while. He very nearly goes into more detail, too, and the temptation itself is telling.] You're a very kind person. It makes me worry.