#when i picture joyce's performance there is also more 'last chance to tell him' vibes than in the ily speech probably just bc she thought of

[gayofthefae]

The key detail that preserves the trope of "your love strengthens me" is that the loving person often doesn't know they're doing it.

That's how it slips under the radar so easy. Mike knows. That's the only difference. It looks almost identical to honest love inadvertently saving the world. But Mike's aware. He's incentivized.

It's as much a love confession as it is CPR. They're the same category for him right now.