[james swallows thickly, breathing in deeply as he nods at what she says, looking down between the two of them. he knows why it would strike a chord with her too. they have shard so much, so much more than this elena can imagine, but he knows she is perceptive enough to guess at just how deep and weighted their relationship is.
his eyes burn after a moment at the question. it comes suddenly, unexpectedly. the question makes him pause before he nods.]
Yes. I would still do it.
[there's a long pause that follows.]
I wouldn't have met you if I hadn't.
[that's the truth of it. and the truth of the meaning she has to him always. even if they had met, he doesn't know if their relationship would be like what it became (how beautiful and wonderful and perfect exactly the way that it was).
and he knows that jeremy would be dead too if he hadn't gone through with getting that mark all those years ago, if he didn't have the resources that only a Hunter would have to get them that blood.
either one of those reasons alone would be enough for him to go through with it despite what he knows now about how much it takes.]
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his eyes burn after a moment at the question. it comes suddenly, unexpectedly. the question makes him pause before he nods.]
Yes. I would still do it.
[there's a long pause that follows.]
I wouldn't have met you if I hadn't.
[that's the truth of it. and the truth of the meaning she has to him always. even if they had met, he doesn't know if their relationship would be like what it became (how beautiful and wonderful and perfect exactly the way that it was).
and he knows that jeremy would be dead too if he hadn't gone through with getting that mark all those years ago, if he didn't have the resources that only a Hunter would have to get them that blood.
either one of those reasons alone would be enough for him to go through with it despite what he knows now about how much it takes.]