Eliot almost loses it right then and there--something in his mouth trembles and he's about to tell him, he needs to tell him, he's going to tell him--
--but self-preservation and Hardison's safety bring him back from the brink.
This is the best way. The only way. The most logical way. The only way to secure their safety. It might not be the best idea in the world, but it would keep them all alive. And that's what's important.
"...yeah? You save my life enough times as it is, surely you'd get bored of it by now." He's smiling, but it doesn't reach his eyes.
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Eliot almost loses it right then and there--something in his mouth trembles and he's about to tell him, he needs to tell him, he's going to tell him--
--but self-preservation and Hardison's safety bring him back from the brink.
This is the best way. The only way. The most logical way. The only way to secure their safety. It might not be the best idea in the world, but it would keep them all alive. And that's what's important.
"...yeah? You save my life enough times as it is, surely you'd get bored of it by now." He's smiling, but it doesn't reach his eyes.