[ there weren't many people in this world that knew her as well as he did. knew this version of her, the one not yet a leader, not yet a time traveler. they've traded pieces of themselves with each other, even if the words never came that freely.

she reaches up to brush her fingertips through his hair, offering him a small smile. ]

If I had to come back, I'm glad it was to you. [ she skims her thumb over his cheekbone, thinking on his question. ]

It was weird. Like I was brought back to the same moment I'd been taken to Deerington, but I'd been away from home for almost a year then. They dropped me back in Star City. Like... they knew that's where I needed to end up. [ she shakes her head of the thought. ] Last thing I remember... I found this antler in my bed. That night, after I fell asleep, I woke up here. [ she glances up at him. ] How'd you end up here?