The times it takes
Series Metadata
Listing Series
-
Tags
Summary
It’s a love story that never calls itself one. It’s what remains when everything falls apart.
A calm between two storms, the need to feel that you still exist.
A hand on skin, a breath too close, a moment of warmth in the cold.
It wasn’t a mistake. It was a moment. And it was enough.Series
- Part 1 of The times it takes
-
Tags
Summary
After the trial, Alec was supposed to leave. He was supposed to move on.
But he stays.
Between exhaustion, doubt, and fragile hope, he turns back to Ellie, carried by everything they never truly left behind.
Between silences, tender gestures, and bodies that remember before words, they learn to find each other again. Slowly, without urgency, without promises too big to keep.
Just with the quiet desire to believe once more.Series
- Part 2 of The times it takes
-
Tags
Summary
Part III of The Time It Takes, direct continuation of Hold Still. Posted separately for readability.
Alec finally begins to imagine a life with Ellie… until a newspaper article revives an old rumor and casts doubt on their investigation. Convinced that his presence threatens Ellie’s career and the fragile balance of her family, he chooses to step away and disappear, once again turning sacrifice into instinct.
But Ellie refuses that choice. She comes to him, demands honesty, and reminds him that she has the right to decide for herself — her life, her risks, and who she loves. Together, they choose something harder than leaving: they choose to stay, and to build a future that no longer depends on fear.
Series
- Part 3 of The times it takes