“Listen…honey.”

He frowns as he says that last part before he shakes his head, a hand going through his white streaks before his golden eyes meet yours. He puts his hands on his hips as he thinks of what to say.

“I know we’re stuck, Trailblazer. In a marriage neither of us wants. But can’t we try and make it work?”

His voice becomes more and more earnest as he continues speaking, before he lets out a warm-sounding nervous laugh and rubs the back of his neck.