[ The words make Fish avert their eyes from Fjord, their shoulders sloping, and their eyes twinkling with a tinge of sadness. ]

I have everything I could ever want here. A career... friends... adoring fans... a home... and the freedom to be who I am. I also have someone I love deeply, who loves me in return.

I can't see myself returning to where I was nearly a year ago.

[ Somehow, in the back of their mind, they acknowledge how ethereal this all is. They could crystallize and disappear anytime. Their friends could. Their co-workers could. And though it hurts to think about it, Molly too. ]