[Oh, okay. So not the question he was kinda maybe bracing for and Quentin frowns at the tablet, trying to find the words to describe just what Eliot is.
Best friend? Lover? Boyfriend? All of the names fall flat, and Eliot is so much more than any of them.
And he didn't forget about the message on the network, about controlling information and about how it can all be used against him. Or about Riku himself, holding Quentin's lantern to teach him a lesson in trust.
Clearing his throat, Quentin starts.]
We're-- together. As partners? He's the love of my life.
Pfft, pretend that other one was voice too.
Best friend? Lover? Boyfriend? All of the names fall flat, and Eliot is so much more than any of them.
And he didn't forget about the message on the network, about controlling information and about how it can all be used against him. Or about Riku himself, holding Quentin's lantern to teach him a lesson in trust.
Clearing his throat, Quentin starts.]
We're-- together. As partners? He's the love of my life.