[Bruno's free hand comes up to cover the hand on his cheek, turning his head a little to press a kiss to his palm.]
I know. [He intertwines their fingers together loosely.] I wouldn't be here if that wasn't the case.
[Bruno doesn't think Polnareff would have settled for that. He certainly wouldn't have only let Bruno pull just far enough away that he'd have the space to breathe until it felt safe enough to be close.]
And it's okay if part of you still loves him.
[He doesn't believe that you meet people like that, fall in love, and then that's it. The love is gone the moment they are, it doesn't fade immediately into memory. Hell, even when large swaths of it become memory, there's probably always going to be a small piece of love reserved just for that person that no one else can touch. And that's okay with Bruno. He wants Polnareff to have that. He thinks he needs it.]
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I know. [He intertwines their fingers together loosely.] I wouldn't be here if that wasn't the case.
[Bruno doesn't think Polnareff would have settled for that. He certainly wouldn't have only let Bruno pull just far enough away that he'd have the space to breathe until it felt safe enough to be close.]
And it's okay if part of you still loves him.
[He doesn't believe that you meet people like that, fall in love, and then that's it. The love is gone the moment they are, it doesn't fade immediately into memory. Hell, even when large swaths of it become memory, there's probably always going to be a small piece of love reserved just for that person that no one else can touch. And that's okay with Bruno. He wants Polnareff to have that. He thinks he needs it.]