[ She's gotten so used to keeping her secrets alone that it's reflexive, trying to hold things back when they're tied into him, even from him, or sometimes with the idea that it's for him. But she does want him to have everything, to be her full partner again like she hasn't had since he left, and some time she'll figure out that if she wants to know him again, she'll need to let him know her too. And it's like there was a part of herself that was left behind in that coma, and she's been missing it all this time, and now it's awake, she's awake again. It's like he makes her whole, the one person who knew her completely. ]

You said that. In your emails. You said you thought it looked nice. Great, actually. [She's basically got those memorized, oops.] You said that about my hair too. It's... a little annoying now but it'll grow back out. It's only been a year.

[She's just making words now because it's too good to be speaking to him, to hear him speaking. She thinks he's the same. She could fall into him now and she's not sure why she doesn't. Maybe she's just savouring it, light chatter with Bruce while she recenters and doesn't touch his face all over like a creeper.] You look... [so beautiful. also terrible.] exhausted, actually. Are you hungry? Do you want to take a shower or anything?