Heimr is quiet for a moment, before forcing himself to stand up. The world stills, somehow, as if they're the only ones left in the universe. As far as the Grove is concerned, they are.

"... Add. You are allowed to ask for love, and to hold it. You are allowed to give it. You ain't gonna learn more about how to love and be loved if you don't. Be clumsy. Be a little greedy. I just... I've never left this day. I never will leave this day. I look at you, and I see my boy- but I don't. And you've made it clear that you don't want to be seen as him.

I try to respect that.

But you're still mine."