[oh, he already knows she was fucking around on him with Merlin -- they fought about it pretty explosively, not too long before she'd disappeared. she hadn't understood that monogamy was important to him. he'd made her understand. all that in mind, he might have used something stronger than the word 'lover', but he's always hated the girlfriend-boyfriend dichotomy. what are they, in high school?]
[either way, though, he flashes her a humorless smile]
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[either way, though, he flashes her a humorless smile]
You certainly have a gift for understatement.
[yes, he misses her. yes, it sucks. moving on]
Damien Brenks, by the way.