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“It’s not a fucking joke, Ilya, it’s the rest of my life, and you can’t protect me for the rest of my life, can you?”
He knows it’s a rhetorical question, but with the way tears are glossing over Shane’s eyes, Ilya's ready to make that promise. “It’s better than leaving you alone.”
“Is it?” Shane’s leg starts jumping. “Me not alone anymore, but you are. You can't just have me.”
“But I want just you,” Ilya admits, before he can understand why he shouldn't.
—Freedom brings Ilya to college, obligation brings Shane, and loneliness brings them to each other.