[More emotional than Marc generally allows himself to be, but-- that's neither here nor there.] She's got this... love of life, like you. Hope at the end of the day. I'm not saying I didn't, that I don't love her for everything else she is, but... I can't say she didn't remind me of you a little either. I can't say that's not something that drew me in, Steven.
[And he doesn't know if things will work out with Layla. If it isn't better to just let her go before she gets dragged into anything more messed up because of Marc.
But that doesn't matter when it comes to Steven and Marc themselves, because they'll always have each other. Because that love can be and is separate from that -- and it's deep and messy and complicated, but Marc wouldn't trade it for the world. He'd been willing to stay in the Duat with Steven, and like hell he wouldn't still go back there with him right now if that's how it ended up.]
I'm just saying, Steven... You don't always realize just how much I... adore you or whatever.
[That feels cheesy and ridiculous to say. He kind of hates himself for it, but it also isn't far from the truth.]
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[More emotional than Marc generally allows himself to be, but-- that's neither here nor there.] She's got this... love of life, like you. Hope at the end of the day. I'm not saying I didn't, that I don't love her for everything else she is, but... I can't say she didn't remind me of you a little either. I can't say that's not something that drew me in, Steven.
[And he doesn't know if things will work out with Layla. If it isn't better to just let her go before she gets dragged into anything more messed up because of Marc.
But that doesn't matter when it comes to Steven and Marc themselves, because they'll always have each other. Because that love can be and is separate from that -- and it's deep and messy and complicated, but Marc wouldn't trade it for the world. He'd been willing to stay in the Duat with Steven, and like hell he wouldn't still go back there with him right now if that's how it ended up.]
I'm just saying, Steven... You don't always realize just how much I... adore you or whatever.
[That feels cheesy and ridiculous to say. He kind of hates himself for it, but it also isn't far from the truth.]