❛ ❛   what  d’ya  mean  the  what?!   ❜ ❜     holly  almost  sounds  offended  at  his  response,  her  brows  furrowing  and  bringing  her  hands  to  rest  on  her  hips.     uh  oh,  now  you  know  she’s  being  serious.     ❛ ❛   you’re  the  scottish  one  here,  johnny!  surely  ya  should  know  about  nessie!   ❜ ❜     there’s  a  brief  pause  and  the  slight  tilt  of  her  head,  expression  softening  a  little.     oh,  nevermind.     despite  how  quickly  she  became  serious,  it’s  just  as  quickly  forgotten.     ❛ ❛   is  this  your  way  of  sayin’  you’re  gonna  take  me  up  to  scotland  as  a  vacation?  cuuuuuuute!  it's  totally  a  yes,  by  the  way!   ❜ ❜

                                                   ❛ ❛   promise  me  ya  not  gonna  laugh,  @skullm4sk​…   ❜ ❜     oh  boy,  here  it  comes.     ❛ ❛   but  is  the  loch  ness  monster…  like,  real?   ❜ ❜  

        it was nice to think that holly was the right person, wrong time.  but, it seldom felt that way. he knew that simon had a hold on her she was finding hard to now live without, and while he’s been trying to fill the space that simon has left there are more nights than not where he can’t help but feel like he’s doing an inadequate job. 

        they’re talking about how things were before simon had passed again. it seemed like a subject that he’s fond of returning to, finding it hard to let go of the feeling of never quite matching up with his predecessor. she says what she does, and it grabs his attention - eyes looking up to meet hers, and hold her gaze steady for a moment.  he’s.. not sure if he believes that, if he thinks that things might’ve been different if he spoke up for himself. said something instead of resigning and allowing simon to pursue the life that he had wanted for himself.