[Adam has never been the type of person who needs to feel safe - that would be impossible, considering how rarely he has ever felt safe - but he likes having Aspen around, both for companionship and for an extra layer of protection. He's too practical, too careful to ever be willing to adopt a pet of his own. Too afraid he might hurt them. But Aspen wasn't a choice, so it's okay to keep him, to take care of him and play with him and get attached to him.
He pushes through the clinic door and out onto the street, hand still firmly in Ronan's.]
I've got to win her over again. I'm sure she won't be happy with me for leaving.
[He loves Chainsaw too, because she's clever and impossible and lovely, because she's part of Ronan. Adam did miss her, like he missed Ronan, like he missed being able to climb in to bed next to him and kiss him in the morning and shove his feet off the couch when he puts them up.]
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He pushes through the clinic door and out onto the street, hand still firmly in Ronan's.]
I've got to win her over again. I'm sure she won't be happy with me for leaving.
[He loves Chainsaw too, because she's clever and impossible and lovely, because she's part of Ronan. Adam did miss her, like he missed Ronan, like he missed being able to climb in to bed next to him and kiss him in the morning and shove his feet off the couch when he puts them up.]