( because it is hope, against every odd, that refuses to die. that will live beyond the point of believability. hope, because not even faith is necessarily that strong. )

He may. As he is now, I think he's found reasons why some lies are less important.

( implication: the lies that say he doesn't need anyone. lies Victor understands, because it had taken Yuuri to show him how to truly rely on anyone else, and that has not been easy. it has been rocky and rough and there is love and it is not always enough, or even close to enough. but he's learning.

he's had months of a head start and a hell of a kinder life. still. he turns, one hand in his back pocket, the other lifted in a partial wave. he'll let himself out, past the evidence of pain and misery. back into the halls bearing their own evidence, and he will wish the both of them well. )

Be as well as you can, Jyn.

( I've ignored life and love for twenty years. one doesn't have to share the same life story to have made similar mistakes. and they both, he thinks, are younger than he. here; as long as they have here, they have a chance. which is why he needs to know what happens.

because they are not the only ones relying on a here to keep them breathing. )