"How can you do this? Didn't we have something?"
He remained classically emotionless, but the gathering of red around his eyes gave away the storm swirling inside.
She took a step back in turn.
"Yes, I suppose we did. And I won't forget it. But there's no reason that it has to exist."
Taken aback, brow furrowed, he harshly whispered, "What the fuck is that supposed to mean?"
Her eyes glazed ahead of her partner, thinking of things of greater consequence.
"Let me think of a simple way to explain," her lips formed a slight pout around the words as she considered, "You know liquid-paper?"
"You mean like white-out?" His head tilted incredulously in time with his side-stepping feet, not quite believing she thought him so unable to understand that she would give such an analogy.
"Yes!" she nodded enthusiastically. "Thank you, I'm glad you could remember that," her steps countering his own.
"They call it liquid-paper, but it never quite matches. It can cover any mistake with ease, but it's obvious that you did so. It's clear you put in the effort to mend things, but no one knows what exactly you're concealing, and that's what matters."
Thunder contorted his face as he began to circle her. A last ditch effort as a beast to retain the feeble hold on clever prey.
"Speak plainly, don't give me bullshit. Tell me directly what you mean." His voice rumbled and cracked.
She let loose a laugh- a sharp, floaty high note.
"You really don't understand?"
She kept her steps equal, establishing her position as she circled him in time. "Not surprising, truth be told. You are the mistake. The fact that we were together will always remain. But I will do whatever I can to make all memory and existence of it whited-out."
He stumbled as if he had two left feet, her condescension of mentality bringing balance to a situation he had attempted to domineer through physicality.
He had no other words. Nothing to offer. Her winds had sucked him dry, his lightning bottled. He was left without conclusion, without finale, as she gracefully departed- on those feet that never impeded upon any toes, that knew exactly where to take her, and what to cover up if she ever misstepped.
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