"Not a choice at all, in the end. Which makes it all the worse, I know. For both of us."
He, at least, could move on. She had to bear it all in silence. A witness.
"But this..." he stops, looking at her. "This is worth celebrating. There will be time for tears. I am witnessing a miracle, and meeting the best friend and partner I'll ever have in my lives - I don't need to know the future to tell me that."
"Tell me," he asks, "did you choose this form, or was it chosen for you?"
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"Not a choice at all, in the end. Which makes it all the worse, I know. For both of us."
He, at least, could move on. She had to bear it all in silence. A witness.
"But this..." he stops, looking at her. "This is worth celebrating. There will be time for tears. I am witnessing a miracle, and meeting the best friend and partner I'll ever have in my lives - I don't need to know the future to tell me that."
"Tell me," he asks, "did you choose this form, or was it chosen for you?"