[ There was a lot Adachi had been thinking about since the beginning of the month, and there was too much he wanted to say, more than he could get out in a text message. Instead, sometime near the end of the month, Harley gets a letter shoved in her mail. ]
Harley,
Sorry I didn't just text. I wanted to be able to say everything I wanted to, and say it the right way, no matter how many times I had to re-write this.
Recently, I met someone that told me something important, something I didn't realize I needed to hear. He told me I needed to find my "two Ls": life and love. I know what my life is, that was easy to figure out. I think even with what you saw, it's pretty easy to figure out how I'm a detective, and all always be a detective.
But love? That's pretty hard.
For the longest time, I thought the "love" I was supposed to have came in the form of a family. That's why I tried so damn hard, I think. But I think I was more interested in the ideal of what that love was supposed to be, rather than what actually went into making it work. And I want that someday; a family, with the right person that's actually interested in that too.
For now, though, I guess I'll look for smaller "loves", with something like "friends", or whatever you want to call them. I think that's all I need right now.
On that note, I'm looking to get a new place, something I can use not only as a place to live, but an office as well. When I do, I'll have a little party -- pizza and beer is always good, right? Besides, you should meet this guy; he's one of those crazy figure skaters that showed up a couple months ago. I think you two would get along.
Thanks, by the way, for putting up with me. And thanks, for being a good friend.
- Adachi
PS: Sorry it's discount chocolate, but I wanted to get you some for Valentine's.
[ And yeah, there's totally a little heart box with the letter, though there's the remnants of a few markdown stickers that Adachi struggled to get off. He swears it's just supposed to be something cute. ]
Letter
Harley,
Sorry I didn't just text. I wanted to be able to say everything I wanted to, and say it the right way, no matter how many times I had to re-write this.
Recently, I met someone that told me something important, something I didn't realize I needed to hear. He told me I needed to find my "two Ls": life and love. I know what my life is, that was easy to figure out. I think even with what you saw, it's pretty easy to figure out how I'm a detective, and all always be a detective.
But love? That's pretty hard.
For the longest time, I thought the "love" I was supposed to have came in the form of a family. That's why I tried so damn hard, I think. But I think I was more interested in the ideal of what that love was supposed to be, rather than what actually went into making it work. And I want that someday; a family, with the right person that's actually interested in that too.
For now, though, I guess I'll look for smaller "loves", with something like "friends", or whatever you want to call them. I think that's all I need right now.
On that note, I'm looking to get a new place, something I can use not only as a place to live, but an office as well. When I do, I'll have a little party -- pizza and beer is always good, right? Besides, you should meet this guy; he's one of those crazy figure skaters that showed up a couple months ago. I think you two would get along.
Thanks, by the way, for putting up with me. And thanks, for being a good friend.
- Adachi
PS: Sorry it's discount chocolate, but I wanted to get you some for Valentine's.
[ And yeah, there's totally a little heart box with the letter, though there's the remnants of a few markdown stickers that Adachi struggled to get off. He swears it's just supposed to be something cute. ]