He never gave up on him and he was desperate for something good. He asked for relief and he lied to himself. He had never been good at letting go of control and he was afraid of something real. He asked for all the wrong things and he failed himself. A story of love, really. The fear of it, the want of it and seeing it where there is none. THIS IS AN AU - NOT IN THE SHOW UNIVERSE + kinda very angstyyyy

a study in affection. the aftermath of 3x14.