Tougher than me, he thinks. Less fearful, more willing to take risks, more ruthless, able to show faith in the future -- the admiration is there, same as Cass' was when she spoke of her partner. Understated in comparison, but obvious nonetheless. In all his years of survival, he's never met anyone quite like her.
"Known her for a long time. About fifteen years." Hell, he might as well say it now that they've got a long walk back: "World's pretty much ending where we come from. We do what we can."
For each other. Anyone who's got a partner understands that and he has a weird feeling that a superhero would.
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Tougher than me, he thinks. Less fearful, more willing to take risks, more ruthless, able to show faith in the future -- the admiration is there, same as Cass' was when she spoke of her partner. Understated in comparison, but obvious nonetheless. In all his years of survival, he's never met anyone quite like her.
"Known her for a long time. About fifteen years." Hell, he might as well say it now that they've got a long walk back: "World's pretty much ending where we come from. We do what we can."
For each other. Anyone who's got a partner understands that and he has a weird feeling that a superhero would.