( trust him, ivan knows that. he probably wouldn't be so adamant about not getting married otherwise. but how to explain that to his mother? )
It's just not something I want to do, Mamere.
( ever. back home she'd begrudgingly accepted this after a certain point, although ivan occasionally caught whiffs of disapproval whenever he'd just come out of a relationship. or a fling. or any time he stood near a woman, for that matter.
yes, he absolutely needs to keep his mother and elizabeth as far apart as humanly possible on this ship. blissfully unaware of each other's presence. yes, that sounds good. )
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It's just not something I want to do, Mamere.
( ever. back home she'd begrudgingly accepted this after a certain point, although ivan occasionally caught whiffs of disapproval whenever he'd just come out of a relationship. or a fling. or any time he stood near a woman, for that matter.
yes, he absolutely needs to keep his mother and elizabeth as far apart as humanly possible on this ship. blissfully unaware of each other's presence. yes, that sounds good. )