Okay, I love this fic way more than is healthy. I mean, print it out and sneak it into class in my purse, that kind of love. Because this is beautiful, it really is. The insight into Adelle's mind - it feels so vulnerable, and yet so true to character. It's angst-aplenty, and I mean that in the best way possible. My heart, I swear, it was actually aching as I read. This part:

She can tell he’s startled. He looks at her as though he can’t quite recognize her. She could laugh. This man is programmed to love her, he exists to be wild about her, and even he is looking at her like that. What truly magnificent heights she’s reached. She stares evenly back. Lifts an eyebrow. Finally, his expression changes, turns kinder. “I did miss you, my darling.”

Was especially devastating. Oh, Adelle. And then the ending! Perfectly painful, truly gorgeous. Thanks for writing this. <3