( in spite of the changes and the perplexing fears, uncertainties that this new life held for them, there was one thing adam was sure of. his paradise was here in this home with maria and his cat. she was everything he could ever want and more, and his ordeal helped me to truly realize that. so even if she felt she was being clingy, needy he didn't view it like that at all. he understood her fears and he was more than relieved that she wanted to be with him more now than ever. truthfully? he was scared as hell too that jigsaw or anyone else would come after him again.

after all, that was the gift being a victim and surviving the game gave him. it made him a target for anyone who either wanted to interview him and get as much of the story as they could, or anyone who wanted to taunt him for his ordeal.

those thoughts and fears were pushed to the side for now though, because as soon as she entered the room, the darkness that loomed from the news was drowned out by the brightness of her arrival. she truly was a bright light in his life. )

Did she? I need to thank her properly and introduce myself.

( he took the pack from her, giving it one tap against the counter, then another before opening it with one hand and flicking a stick out of it into his mouth. for now he nursed it between his lips, thinking how things were now changing between each other.

families to meet one another and proper introductions to be made. judgements to feel and ignore, all of that jazz and while a past version of himself might have scoffed at the idea of such domestic endeavors, now he felt excited about it. )

Feels kinda silly that our first meeting is gonna be 'Hey I'm that dude whose gonna marry your sister and also survived being tortured.'