[ she watches him drink the coffee a little too fast, frowning slightly at his casual comment. it's not that heathcliff is stupid, and she knows better than to press his buttons about it now after seeing what he'd gone through at wuthering heights. it's none of their faults why they ended up the way they were before the golden boughs had shown them the way to redemption. but at the same time, they can't force themselves to be all buddy-buddy together just because they'd seen the absolute worst of themselves and how they'd mirrored one another. it's weird.

although, all of this is weird, tbf. so why not do as the romans do? (ignore the fact that she doesn't know what romans are). ]

Honestly, I'm probably as clueless as you are. So don't sell yourself short, Heathcliff. [ munch. ] Let's tackle this one at a time. What's the last thing you remembered before waking up in this world?