[ Try as she might, she'll never be able to turn off her pull. It's absolutely absurd to Claude that he's gotten caught in her orbit, and more absurd still that the only time he feels secure is when he's lost and blindsided by Iona.
She surprises him in ways he can't articulate, and he's learned to love that about her.
Crazy.
When the rejection never comes and he's hit with a gentle invitation instead ("I'll be around"), Claude takes a second to watch smoke billow in the distance from fire to sky.
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She surprises him in ways he can't articulate, and he's learned to love that about her.
Crazy.
When the rejection never comes and he's hit with a gentle invitation instead ("I'll be around"), Claude takes a second to watch smoke billow in the distance from fire to sky.
He takes a deep breath.
Laughs. ]
I've never heard anything more ominous.