Her expression softens in a way only a few would recognise. "...Max. That's not being selfish. Not the bad kind."
She's not sure she'd give herself the same grace for the same desire, but that's her own damage.
"...there's nowhere else I'd rather be. Not like home's an option. And I'm. I'm tired. Of hopping around. Back and forth and off somewhere else. Rather just stay."
"Yeah. I know." His mind knows. He's still convincing his heart that it's okay to want things that are best for him first.
"Then stay." Max leans in to give her a gentle sideways hug. "We'll be a family here. Neither of us will have to be alone ever again. You'll always have someone who loves you. You'll just have to put up with me making you a birthday cake every year from now on. That's all."
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Her expression softens in a way only a few would recognise. "...Max. That's not being selfish. Not the bad kind."
She's not sure she'd give herself the same grace for the same desire, but that's her own damage.
"...there's nowhere else I'd rather be. Not like home's an option. And I'm. I'm tired. Of hopping around. Back and forth and off somewhere else. Rather just stay."
Good place to wrap?
"Then stay." Max leans in to give her a gentle sideways hug. "We'll be a family here. Neither of us will have to be alone ever again. You'll always have someone who loves you. You'll just have to put up with me making you a birthday cake every year from now on. That's all."
yes!
Daisy wraps an arm around his back and bumps his side with her head. "Mm. I think I can live with that."