"She was a one-night stand, really," Claurant explains, voice a little too light for the words he's about to deliver. "She's also dead, so. If there was ever going to be a ring, I certainly wouldn't be wearing it now." He knows there are plenty of widows who never remarry, whose hearts are forever broken by the loss they've endured... but he's not that sort of person, as callous as that may be. His father's death showcased that well enough.
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Date: 2025-12-09 07:30 pm (UTC)