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Carol and Helen, before the end of the world, in six segments.
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22 Dec 2025
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He pivots and jumps into the deep end, feet-first. The water hits him like a shockwave. Kim was right, it is cold.
Surfacing, shivering, he wipes his eyes so he can see her: standing in the same exact spot on the pavement, looking just as unimpressed as she had when he dragged her down here, a pair of ratty beach towels slung over his shoulder.
(Mailroom era. Jimmy and Kim go night swimming.)
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05 Aug 2025
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Jimmy’s voice in her ear is so much closer than it would sound even if he were there sitting in her living room on the couch next to her; the only way it could be closer is if she were resting her head on his chest and half-listening, half-feeling it rumble up from the bottom of his diaphragm.
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16 Jun 2025
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“Thank you,” says Kim. “For being a friend.”
“Of course,” he says.
“It isn’t a matter of course,” she says. “It doesn’t go without saying.”
“Now you’re flattering me,” he says. “Knock it off before I get sentimental.”
She leans into him and he squeezes her shoulder companionably; and she turns her head to kiss his cheek and the corner of his mouth, companionably, as one would kiss a friend. His sharp intake of breath is anything but companionable, and her heart leaps into her throat.
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18 Apr 2025
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“Or...” she says, looking down at the table, the pads of her fingers absentmindedly brushing against his hairline, and he looks up expectantly before realizing she’s waiting for him to continue the thought.
Missing scene from 5x10 Something Unforgivable.
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04 Dec 2024