I don't have to let you kiss me just because you're trying.
[ Just to be clear. She's pretty sure it wasn't a deliberate implication, but it was there between the lines of his irritation, so she's calling it out. But she does head own the stairs then, locking her door up so she doesn't wind up coming home to some tweaker later. ]
None of this comes easily to me. Do you have any idea— [ No. Of course he had no idea. She'd been with Illya, and even letting him see it had nearly split her in two. She'd asked for his help and it had still hurt. The dress still doesn't feel right on her, but she's chosen to view it as dress-up instead, pretending to be something that was never her life. Getting to enjoy being part of a story that wasn't hers. ]
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[ Just to be clear. She's pretty sure it wasn't a deliberate implication, but it was there between the lines of his irritation, so she's calling it out. But she does head own the stairs then, locking her door up so she doesn't wind up coming home to some tweaker later. ]
None of this comes easily to me. Do you have any idea— [ No. Of course he had no idea. She'd been with Illya, and even letting him see it had nearly split her in two. She'd asked for his help and it had still hurt. The dress still doesn't feel right on her, but she's chosen to view it as dress-up instead, pretending to be something that was never her life. Getting to enjoy being part of a story that wasn't hers. ]