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just liking you is not enough just admiring you is not enough

I think love is most beautiful in this form. Not to say other forms are not as special or important, of course they are. It’s just the way that love is seen not out of any desire but pure adoration for someone as an individual. It’s them seeing each other, recognizing their flaws but promising to always be by their side. No expectations, no doubt. They just love each other.

I think more people need to get used to the idea that love isn’t just about a romantic connection. It’s a genuine, human bond that can never be simply defined. Just because two characters don’t “get together” in canon doesn’t make the love they clearly feel for each other any less real. I would take a pair who don’t ever get together that take time to build a bond and trust each other over a pair that starts dating just because it’s the “obvious” thing to do (If that makes sense?) any day.

and laurent and dorothy - in razbliuto we know that he knew she's still alive, and while we don't see it directly on screen we see his handiwork of orchestrating things behind, protecting her in his way. and then the airport second terminal - they meet again, but he didn't bring up the past, didn't try to dredge up her memories. they had a conversation, his way of properly saying goodbye and seeing her one last time, before they head their separate ways. back in the 4th case, the way he threw the ring away signified something like moving on, wrapping up this era of his life now that the revenge's done. and while he's still willing to protect her behind the scenes - in some way she's in danger because people want to question her about him - they're also not going back. they were in love once but it's a page that's been turned and now they both have their new lives.