She nods, both grateful and approving, and lets that sit with them both while she peels sections out of the orange to eat. Acknowledging a loss doesn't mean it doesn't still fucking hurt. It doesn't mean it doesn't still fucking suck.

She is an expert at losing, in a different way but no less thorough than he is, she's always thought.

"D'you know why I liked you straight away, when I can't stand most of the people here, cariño?"