KANAYA: I Dont Know Whats Wrong With Me
KANAYA: Why Couldnt I Light Up For You
KANAYA: I Tried The Hardest I Could
KANAYA: I Exerted Myself The Most And I Struggled
KANAYA: I Could Not Even Provide Lights When Asked
KANAYA: Something Changed And
KANAYA: It Was Here One Day And Was Gone The Next
ROSE: ...
KANAYA: It Hasnt Been Here For A While
KANAYA: Forgive Me For Assuming Something Of You But I Feel Im Right When I Say You Must Be Asking Yourself When It Would Have Left Me But I Do Not Have An Answer
ROSE: ...
KANAYA: I Will Take Your Nodding As Affirmation
ROSE: ...
KANAYA: And That Too
KANAYA: . . .
KANAYA: I Appeared In Our Wedding Photos
KANAYA: And I Was Not Glowing At The Time
KANAYA: The Only Photos I Have Been In Are The Ones In Which I Was Glowing
KANAYA: I Hadnt Learned Not To Yet
KANAYA: Photos Take Light To Produce
KANAYA: It Is What The Word Means If I Understand Correctly
ROSE: ...
KANAYA: . . .
KANAYA: Perhaps The Silence Is Not Worth It Right Now
KANAYA: Please Speak With Me Love
ROSE: Was... the last time you ever glowed at our wedding?
KANAYA: I Do Not Remember Whether I Did Or Not
ROSE: ... It may have been.
ROSE: I could see your light even through my closed eyes when I dipped you.
ROSE: I was worried I'd damage my eyes, you were so bright, so close to me.
KANAYA: Goodness I Do Not Remember That At All
ROSE: I could never forget.
KANAYA: # # #
KANAYA: So
KANAYA: What Changed
KANAYA: Fuck
KANAYA: We Had Done So Much
KANAYA: We Kept Waiting And Waiting And Waiting
KANAYA: Its All We Ever Fucking Do Around Here Is Wait For Things To Happen
KANAYA: Now They Are
KANAYA: And I Hate It
ROSE: ...
KANAYA: If Now Is Not The Time To Continue My Species
KANAYA: To Bring Them Into A Thriving World That Is Shaped By Trolls Who Care Immensely For Them
KANAYA: When Is The Right Time
ROSE: I wish I could give you an easy answer, love.
ROSE: I've spent so long pretending "the right time" is fake...
ROSE: Do you remember the night I proposed?
KANAYA: Of Course
KANAYA: Your Hair Was Only Slightly Less All Over The Place Than It Is Now
ROSE: Hah.
ROSE: ... You remember, then.
KANAYA: I Do
KANAYA: What I Would Not Give To Pretend Caring About The Right Time Is A Choice And Not A Mandate
KANAYA: . . .
KANAYA: Do You Think My Lusus Would Have Survived The Parasite
KANAYA: Do You Think She Could Have Spoken To Me From There
KANAYA: Offered Wisdom Or
KANAYA: Even Consoling Words That Perhaps Did Not Provide A Meaningful Course Of Action
KANAYA: But Did Acknowledge That It Was Difficult Being A Kid And Growing Up
KANAYA: And That Nobody Understands
ROSE: ... I don't know, love.
KANAYA: Can I Pretend She Would Have At Least
ROSE: ...
ROSE: How uncharacteristic of Feferi to spare your feelings like she did.
KANAYA: Ha Ha
KANAYA: Yes It Is Very Strange
ROSE: ...
KANAYA: . . .