Marriage? What?

[thecricketer]

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...Well. That's certainly...interesting.

Really, Romana, I would expect better from you.

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[thecricketer.livejournal.com]

*hotly* Aislinn is far more than just your muse.

[the-corsair.livejournal.com]

*irriatated*

You've known her for what? A few weeks? Two hundred years. I know what she is and that she is more than my muse. But if you ask her what her defining role in life is, that is what she would tell you. I keep her alive.

[thecricketer.livejournal.com]

And you think that's good for her?

*forces his voice to be softer, more even*

She deserves far more than to simply be kept alive, Byron. She deserves happiness, and respect, and as much stability as she can have. Can you honestly say you've always given her that?

[the-corsair.livejournal.com]

*sullenly*

I respect her. I have always respected her. She is leanan sidhe, Doctor. Do you understand what that means? I don't think the other you fully grasps it, some days. No one can give her that stability, not even you.

[thecricketer.livejournal.com]

That's all the more reason to try! She needs someone to be there for her, no matter the circumstances. Someone she doesn't feel responsible for.

*sharply* Someone who won't go behind her back and... That is, I doubt I asked for her permission for getting drunk and snogging you. *might be rather more angry at himself than he is at Byron*

[the-corsair.livejournal.com]

You didn't answer my question. Do. You. Understand?

*snaps* And take that up with yourself, then, because I'm fairly certain you didn't ask her before snogging me, either.

[thecricketer.livejournal.com]

Ask me that! I've known her longer than I have!

*glares* Well, you hardly discouraged me, did you?!

[the-corsair.livejournal.com]

I have and I will! I'm asking .. you-you that! This you. Here. Now. He's not known her a year even, so, what's the difference in the grand scheme of things?

I never discourage anyone. She knows that.

[thecricketer.livejournal.com]

I would assume they've talked about it far more than we have! He's the only in a relationship with her. That is, I am. I will be.

*wryly* Yes, that's a perfectly wonderful explanation, I'm sure she'll be absolutely delighted to here it.

[the-corsair.livejournal.com]

I don't care what ... He's done enough. What are you doing?

*wave of his hand* She'll be fine about that. That was just....she'll be fine.

[thecricketer.livejournal.com]

*blinks* I - I simply care about her well-being, that's all.

Absolutely certain of that, are you?

[the-corsair.livejournal.com]

Of course. Then learn what she needs. One of you.

*sighs* Yes.

[thecricketer.livejournal.com]

*scowls* I believe Aislinn is capable of deciding for herself what she needs. If I feel I'm making things worse for her I am quite capable of removing myself from the picture entirely.

I suppose you'll tell her all about it at the very next opportunity, then.

[the-corsair.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes. That'll be brilliant. She hasn't got a bloody clue what she wants, let alone what she needs.

What makes you think I haven't already?

[thecricketer.livejournal.com]

I'm sure she'd be thrilled to hear that.

You used the future tense.

[the-corsair.livejournal.com]

*snorts* She'd tell you that herself if anyone bothered to ask her except me.

Fine. I haven't. But she would understand.

[thecricketer.livejournal.com]

*counters rather childishly* How do you know I haven't?

...I simply don't think you should just assume that.

[the-corsair.livejournal.com]

*sighs* I don't.

After 200 years it's not an assumption!

[thecricketer.livejournal.com]

No. You don't.

You yourself said that she's acting differently! Who's to say that her feelings on the matter might not have changed?

Who's to say it might not be different this time regardless?

[the-corsair.livejournal.com]

I hope it's different. I want it to be different. I'd really rather not have to pull her through another suicidal depression, thank you very much. I am not very good at that sort of thing.

[thecricketer.livejournal.com]

A what? *takes a deep, slow breath*

You won't. I wouldn't allow that to happen.

[the-corsair.livejournal.com]

Well if you're there to stop it then it won't happen anyway, so that's all well and good. But if you're dead or gone, who does it fall to? Me, that's who.

[thecricketer.livejournal.com]

I don't plan on dying for quite a long time, thank you.

[the-corsair.livejournal.com]

Only a few of us every actually plan on it.

[thecricketer.livejournal.com]

True enough, but if I do find myself falling to my death again I have several more bodies to go through, and hopefully they'll each last for quite some time.