[It's telling, really, that the two of them are so comfortable with each other that Gai accidentally poking her in the side with his erection earns laughter rather than surprise or anger, and that Gai doesn't even feel awkward about it beyond the initial brief moment of embarrassment. Lying together like this just feels right on some deep level, like this is where he belongs. Before, he'd laughed at the idea of fate, even actively denied it and worked against it. Now, though... he's starting to think that maybe it's not so bad after all.]

It's a life that I want to live... with you.

[He lets his eyes slide shut as she touches his cheek, just relaxing into that stroking and marveling at how somehow his aversion to touch seems to just disappear when it's Elizabeth.]

I don't think I'll ever be able to stop fighting. It's the only thing I've ever known, and the only place I truly feel comfortable outside of this. [Now he opens his eyes to look at her.] Can you accept that?