[ Is what a mature person says. But he manages to shut her up for a while for real this time, because even if he's being relatively gentle, the cutting does hurt. She truly did abhor knives, simply because of who they reminded her of, even if she often kept that friend's knife on her for protection. This wasn't a fun way to cause pain. It's probably why she tended to overcompensate with her "romance," as he'd so quickly picked up on.
Monika breathes out as he dabs, her eyes drifting off elsewhere as a bit of discomfort settles on her. It was always hard when she wasn't allowed to control the narrative of her situations. ]
I do. Mostly poems.
[ Her answer comes after she's silent for a while longer, followed by a quiet sigh. The cheery mask is gradually shifting away. ]
Romance is my life. [ Her lips purse, half at the sting of the knife, half at all the regrets that sprout up in her mind. ] Or it was, anyway. Now it's mostly in the books I read.
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[ Is what a mature person says. But he manages to shut her up for a while for real this time, because even if he's being relatively gentle, the cutting does hurt. She truly did abhor knives, simply because of who they reminded her of, even if she often kept that friend's knife on her for protection. This wasn't a fun way to cause pain. It's probably why she tended to overcompensate with her "romance," as he'd so quickly picked up on.
Monika breathes out as he dabs, her eyes drifting off elsewhere as a bit of discomfort settles on her. It was always hard when she wasn't allowed to control the narrative of her situations. ]
I do. Mostly poems.
[ Her answer comes after she's silent for a while longer, followed by a quiet sigh. The cheery mask is gradually shifting away. ]
Romance is my life. [ Her lips purse, half at the sting of the knife, half at all the regrets that sprout up in her mind. ] Or it was, anyway. Now it's mostly in the books I read.