[ It isn't that he doesn't understand her perspective, it is that Daemon too understands his brother — at least, he did at some point in time. Stubborn as Targaryen's are, would not be any bit surprised to find seldom has changed since his leaving. That his brother, when set his mind to something, will run himself raw and ragged before shifting towards something else. It is their way.
The wine is still shit, souring between his cheeks as he mulls her words. Grimacing into his cup as he wills it down like a piece of overcooked sinew. Determined not to be any more bothered as his cup sets down empty. Finger tapping along the rim before it is pushed aside.]
Do you not want it?
[ He asks only when he has turned, voice soft and earnest. He sinks gently down along the edge of the table. A sly hand catching hers, limp between them.
An earnest question, in spite of everything she has said. Yes, he has listened to her spill her woes nearly night after night. He knows she is tired and she feels defeated trying to obey this impossible task thrust upon her. No less eager to be liberated such as he is from duty as she was to the mere prospect of getting married. To having children.
Her mind had changed with Jace, he can see it in the way she looks at him. Nothing for her is absolute, despite what she says. She is ready to give it up, yes. That doesn't mean she still can't want it.]
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The wine is still shit, souring between his cheeks as he mulls her words. Grimacing into his cup as he wills it down like a piece of overcooked sinew. Determined not to be any more bothered as his cup sets down empty. Finger tapping along the rim before it is pushed aside.]
Do you not want it?
[ He asks only when he has turned, voice soft and earnest. He sinks gently down along the edge of the table. A sly hand catching hers, limp between them.
An earnest question, in spite of everything she has said. Yes, he has listened to her spill her woes nearly night after night. He knows she is tired and she feels defeated trying to obey this impossible task thrust upon her. No less eager to be liberated such as he is from duty as she was to the mere prospect of getting married. To having children.
Her mind had changed with Jace, he can see it in the way she looks at him. Nothing for her is absolute, despite what she says. She is ready to give it up, yes. That doesn't mean she still can't want it.]