[He says that flatly with a hint of disbelief. To be fair, she never did fully explain her work, nor did he ask. The things they thought they knew about one another go mostly ignored, as usual, as though getting too personal might make them actually care about each other.
Which Carlisle clearly does, hence all his bellyaching regarding her safety. The part where he's been arguing about how she ought not take her life for granted, however, mostly stems from his affliction he keeps not talking about, and the demise coming because of it.]
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[He says that flatly with a hint of disbelief. To be fair, she never did fully explain her work, nor did he ask. The things they thought they knew about one another go mostly ignored, as usual, as though getting too personal might make them actually care about each other.
Which Carlisle clearly does, hence all his bellyaching regarding her safety. The part where he's been arguing about how she ought not take her life for granted, however, mostly stems from his affliction he keeps not talking about, and the demise coming because of it.]