( canon ) buddy boy

[falsities]

I d— I don't think this is a good idea.

[ More quietly: ] Sal'll get mad if I'm out too long.

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[inheritances]

[ A curious, tentative look. ]

Do you plan on being out long, Francis?

[falsities]

[ He seems to take some measure of comfort in seeing her; he ducks his head just once, mouth twitching before he speaks, his voice quiet but still distinguishable. ]

I don't, [ he says, only now meeting Phillipa's gaze. ] But I don't know — what's actually going to happen.

[inheritances]

You don't, [ she repeats and then nods, as if understanding. It was a commonality between them, their inability to wrangle complete control over their lives, and whose fault was that? Not theirs, surely.

With a hand, she touches his elbow. ] She wouldn't be that cruel. She knows what you need.