farmboyhawk: (Jem thoughtful smile)
farmboyhawk ([personal profile] farmboyhawk) wrote in [personal profile] study_in_scarlet 2014-03-22 12:33 pm (UTC)

"No time for that anymore. And well, the one thing that's been in my heart for so long, is sitting right here with me, so..."

He blushed a little again and fled into a few sips of water while he pondered about her question. They had gone such a long way, and he couldn't be any happier than with her finally truly wanting to be with him. In truth, it was probably better not to challenge his lazy Dame Fortune.

"Sure, there are times you look at the normal lives other people live and wonder what that would be like... But I just know I'd go half insane after two months without a real fight for the right thing. Guess you can't get that out of your blood if you're that type of person. As long as they don't put me in the dino museum, I'll do what I can in the field. That doesn't really leave many other options."

And really, what kind of options would there be? Nothing he could truly answer for to himself.

"And let's be honest here, I'd probably suck at having something like a family anyway. I mean, where I come from, they still hold on to that belief, that's the highest achievement a man can get. Build a house, plant a tree and all that crap. But I'd be much too afraid to end up a shitbag like my own old man to think in that direction."

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