[ Oh, yeah, we're coming up on a year now, Ray had said. So blithely and so innocently, despite the fact that each word had been another bomb going off in Luther's head and heart.
Luther doesn't know exactly when her wedding anniversary is. But it must be soon. And she's one of his most-used contacts in his communicator, so of course Luther notices the day her display name suddenly changes, and he realises she must have put through the paperwork with the government. From Allison Chestnut back to Allison Hargreeves.
He hadn't known that version of her; that first name had never quite sounded right, hadn't fit her. Even back home in marrying Patrick, she'd never actually changed her maiden name. Had never stripped away her identity like that. ]
Hey. Are you okay?
[ God, that's vague. He's so, so bad about not calling things out as they are, in that first volley. What it should be: It's your wedding anniversary soon and you just changed your name and your husband's gone in another timeline. Are you okay? ]
late august: the other anniversary. text.
Luther doesn't know exactly when her wedding anniversary is. But it must be soon. And she's one of his most-used contacts in his communicator, so of course Luther notices the day her display name suddenly changes, and he realises she must have put through the paperwork with the government. From Allison Chestnut back to Allison Hargreeves.
He hadn't known that version of her; that first name had never quite sounded right, hadn't fit her. Even back home in marrying Patrick, she'd never actually changed her maiden name. Had never stripped away her identity like that. ]
Hey. Are you okay?
[ God, that's vague. He's so, so bad about not calling things out as they are, in that first volley. What it should be: It's your wedding anniversary soon and you just changed your name and your husband's gone in another timeline. Are you okay? ]