[He understands that. Honestly he doesn’t know how she’s waited at all. If this was him, he would have been back there immediately to talk to his soulmate. But this isn’t him, it’s Imogene and she’s always been the more rational one of the two of them.]
Give it another few days until it isn’t so fresh. I feel like…well, he doesn’t make the best decisions. [Putting it lightly there.] If he drops anything else on you, hopefully it won’t hurt as much if you have some time to process.
[And then he smiles slightly, which is likely audible in his voice.] Also, I feel like he deserves to wait just a little bit. At least it won’t be another 10 years.
[It makes her laugh a little, which is a nice relief after the last couple of days.] Definitely not. I think if I waited another ten years, I'd go crazy trying to figure out what he was thinking. Maybe like -- a couple weeks is all I can handle.
Imogene, [Said in a soft but excited voice, so much so that she can probably guess his expression, eyes bright, smile wide.] you found your soulmate. Your soulmate! I’m so happy for you.
Thanks. [There's a little smile in her voice, more about Dagny's reaction than the situation itself. Of course, even with everything, he'd be excited about it. She wishes she was better at feeling that herself, without everything else weighing it down.] I guess we'll see how it works out from here, huh?
I don't know if that's better. Maybe a clean slate would have been easier.
[But then, it's so hard to imagine accepting it right now -- maybe the shock of it makes her more willing to work with it. She really doesn't know.
Maybe she can't entirely blame him for not trying to get through to her, maybe she's been even more closed off than she realized.]
God, I've never been so jealous of how easy the two of you have it, you know that? [It's a joking complaint. She'll never begrudge them that -- not when it means she gets to see her brother so happy, and not when it brought Dagny into her life, too.]
[All the talk about Isaac makes him venture out of his room in search of his soulmate. He had left him on the couch when he decided to call Imogene, not wanting to bother him when he was reading his book, but he figures Isaac will be okay with it.
His suspensions are confirmed when he sees that Isaac hasn’t even moved from his spot, and plops down next to him, throwing an arm around him.]
I’m incredibly lucky. [Said with a nuzzle into Isaac’s hair.] I wouldn’t say it’s easy though…I guess maybe the love part is, but it’s still a lot of work, and communication, and compromise. I think it just looks easy because I’m happy to do it —- to do anything that will make our bond stronger.
You're such a sap. [She's still smiling a little, though, even as she considers it.] I mean, I never thought it'd be simple. Even if I found him. Even if I liked him. I just didn't think it would be like this.
[She thought she'd be the problem, her heart still hung up on someone else. Not almost ten years of secrets.
(Isaac, for his part, will never turn down cuddling with his husband, even if he does give him a questioning glance when he catches Imogene's voice on the other end, trying to make sure everything's okay.)]
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Date: 2025-05-06 04:28 am (UTC)Give it another few days until it isn’t so fresh. I feel like…well, he doesn’t make the best decisions. [Putting it lightly there.] If he drops anything else on you, hopefully it won’t hurt as much if you have some time to process.
[And then he smiles slightly, which is likely audible in his voice.] Also, I feel like he deserves to wait just a little bit. At least it won’t be another 10 years.
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Date: 2025-05-06 04:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-05-06 04:43 am (UTC)Am I allowed to be excited for you yet? Or should I wait until after you two talk?
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Date: 2025-05-06 04:46 am (UTC)[She can't really blame him for having a better view on this whole thing than most people, after all, it definitely worked out for him.]
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Date: 2025-05-06 04:55 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-05-06 05:04 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-05-06 05:16 am (UTC)At least it’s someone you know, who has helped you before, and who seems to want to try to make things work. It could be worse.
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Date: 2025-05-06 05:23 am (UTC)[But then, it's so hard to imagine accepting it right now -- maybe the shock of it makes her more willing to work with it. She really doesn't know.
Maybe she can't entirely blame him for not trying to get through to her, maybe she's been even more closed off than she realized.]
God, I've never been so jealous of how easy the two of you have it, you know that? [It's a joking complaint. She'll never begrudge them that -- not when it means she gets to see her brother so happy, and not when it brought Dagny into her life, too.]
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Date: 2025-05-06 03:52 pm (UTC)[All the talk about Isaac makes him venture out of his room in search of his soulmate. He had left him on the couch when he decided to call Imogene, not wanting to bother him when he was reading his book, but he figures Isaac will be okay with it.
His suspensions are confirmed when he sees that Isaac hasn’t even moved from his spot, and plops down next to him, throwing an arm around him.]
I’m incredibly lucky. [Said with a nuzzle into Isaac’s hair.] I wouldn’t say it’s easy though…I guess maybe the love part is, but it’s still a lot of work, and communication, and compromise. I think it just looks easy because I’m happy to do it —- to do anything that will make our bond stronger.
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Date: 2025-05-06 07:34 pm (UTC)[She thought she'd be the problem, her heart still hung up on someone else. Not almost ten years of secrets.
(Isaac, for his part, will never turn down cuddling with his husband, even if he does give him a questioning glance when he catches Imogene's voice on the other end, trying to make sure everything's okay.)]