It had been difficult, but in the end Wufei had found that week to be particularly revealing. It told him all he needed to know about himself, about Duo, and the relationship between them. It had dispelled a couple of terrible misconceptions Wufei had bouncing around in his head and had put in their place something beautiful and peaceful.
He laughed again when she jabbed him. "No, no, of course not. And I liked it, too, when I stopped feeling so scared. It was nice, to feel like I could let my guard down for once. To trust you whole-heartedly. To have that certainty of knowing you would never betray me," he sighed softly. "I certainly didn't know it at the time, but I think that was the week I fell in love with you."
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Date: 2022-10-03 04:00 am (UTC)He laughed again when she jabbed him. "No, no, of course not. And I liked it, too, when I stopped feeling so scared. It was nice, to feel like I could let my guard down for once. To trust you whole-heartedly. To have that certainty of knowing you would never betray me," he sighed softly. "I certainly didn't know it at the time, but I think that was the week I fell in love with you."