thinking about that one scene in the san lorenzo job when eliot is on the phone with the commander and the guy is like “these people you are with now, would you leave any of them behind? ever?” and eliot looks ever so softly at parker, who smiles at him, and doesn’t say anything
he can’t
because losing parker would be like losing the sun, hardison just the same, and he wouldn’t leave behind nate or sophie either
and he looks at parker being excited about going into the steam vents and smiling eagerly at him and he can’t respond because his mind is screaming no, never, I would never leave her behind. I would go to the ends of the earth to keep her safe, keep them safe. nothing could ever keep me from them
and then the commander says “I didn’t think so”
and the call disconnects
