✫ ( text it out )

[stillstar]

[ He uses the system on Cae's ship to his advantage, connecting straight to whatever he has that receives messages. Ivor's comp band is as familiar a friend as any, and yet, he finds himself nervous as he composes a simple note, punctuated and sent with the most heart-felt sincerity. ]

I still love you.

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[stillstar]

[ Talking doesn't seem to do the same as it had those long three years ago, and Ivor feels something grip at his chest, wrapping and squeezing tight around his heart like a vice impossible to loosen. He breathes in, erasing the beginning of a message he'd already started to type before he'd gotten Cae's reply and sends something simple. If he keeps it short, if he keeps it detached and neutral... He's only hurting himself with each word then. ]

I would follow you anywhere. [ There's a definite pause, chewing on his lip as he thinks. ] We can discuss selfishness later. Come back.

[sirenscarred]

i'm on my way.

[ It's not a long walk, though it leaves him time to stew in his worries. Three years was a long time and he's still waiting for the shoe to drop. That Ivor hasn't come to his senses yet and realized how much he's wasted on him.

It's terrifying how much he still loves him because the monster inside him could ruin it. The hunger never goes away and just one slip...

Cae pushes it all away for the moment when he gets to the hangar. The door slides open and he locks it behind him. Thoughtlessly he drops his coat on the shelf near the airlock and his shoes sit haphazardly in the way before he goes to find Ivor. It's tentative when he sets the food down near him. ]

It's... I hope this is still your favorite. I remember a vendor sold them and thought...

[ God. Three years and he's forgotten how to talk to him all over again. ]