[ His heart beats double time when Clarice tells him what she last remembers. What he last remembers, too - the devastation on the Strucker's faces, on Marcos's whole body, crumpling, broken down by exhaustion and betrayal and heartbreak.
Anger rises in John, making him tighten his fingers around Clarice's before he breathes out, forcing it all out. He's here to rebuild. Start over. A new world for them, where they can be free - truly.
And she remembers the same as he does, so -
does that mean -
His heart in his throat, John, for once, doesn't let himself stop. He nods. ]
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Andy's screams. Lorna's eyes. Sage's apology. Esme's smirk.
Anger rises in John, making him tighten his fingers around Clarice's before he breathes out, forcing it all out. He's here to rebuild. Start over. A new world for them, where they can be free - truly.
And she remembers the same as he does, so -
does that mean -
His heart in his throat, John, for once, doesn't let himself stop. He nods. ]
I remember it.
[ And then he leans down, and kisses Clarice. ]