[I'm sorry. I'm not worth this, I don't want to hurt you, I should have kept my mouth shut, we'll never say a word about it again, it's-]
[But then Diarmuid spoke, and a panicked litany Waver refused to show on his face abruptly went silent. Impossible. Impossible that he would-...no, of course Saber had presumed it might have been the case ten years beforehand. But that wasn't the same; Waver wasn't the same. Not anymore, and the person he was right now was hardly worth that kind of sentiment. He didn't know if he ever would be.]
You-...
[But god, he wanted to try. Even if he had to work tirelessly for the rest of his life, even if it meant clawing for the rest of his life for every inch of advancement towards what he wanted to be, he would--if that meant there was even a chance he could be someone worth that loyalty. Worth the heart he was entrusted with.]
...you are worth everything to me. [His hand trembled faintly in Diarmuid's, but he didn't dare pull away.] You have always been worth more than you know and more than I could ever say. As long as this is truly, honestly what you want--with no obligation--then of course I would accept that you are.
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[But then Diarmuid spoke, and a panicked litany Waver refused to show on his face abruptly went silent. Impossible. Impossible that he would-...no, of course Saber had presumed it might have been the case ten years beforehand. But that wasn't the same; Waver wasn't the same. Not anymore, and the person he was right now was hardly worth that kind of sentiment. He didn't know if he ever would be.]
You-...
[But god, he wanted to try. Even if he had to work tirelessly for the rest of his life, even if it meant clawing for the rest of his life for every inch of advancement towards what he wanted to be, he would--if that meant there was even a chance he could be someone worth that loyalty. Worth the heart he was entrusted with.]
...you are worth everything to me. [His hand trembled faintly in Diarmuid's, but he didn't dare pull away.] You have always been worth more than you know and more than I could ever say. As long as this is truly, honestly what you want--with no obligation--then of course I would accept that you are.