ncthingstarsĀ·:
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā elnor doesnāt rise to the bait ā maybe narek shouldnāt be surprised. he even turns away slightly, and so narek leans back, digging his nails into the fabric of his pants, and frowns. he doesnāt want to talk about feelings ā he wants to forget about feelings and just enjoy this moment before it gets taken from him by people who will never understand. and his feelings arenāt hurtĀ by elnorās admission, but the words do sting, because theyāre true.
he too looks away now, and he nods grimly, but his fingers release his leg and his hands fall to his sides on the mattress.Ā āare you scared of that?ā he asks, seriously. āof me?ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā itĀ Ā mustĀ Ā beĀ Ā soĀ Ā easyĀ Ā toĀ Ā liveĀ Ā aĀ Ā lifeĀ Ā ofĀ Ā liesĀ ,Ā Ā toĀ Ā neverĀ Ā dreadĀ Ā thatĀ Ā whichĀ Ā mayĀ Ā unfoldĀ Ā onceĀ Ā aĀ Ā truthĀ Ā isĀ Ā uttered .Ā Ā Ā heĀ Ā wouldĀ Ā neverĀ Ā denyĀ Ā himselfĀ Ā theĀ Ā freedomĀ Ā ofĀ Ā expressionĀ ,Ā Ā Ā butĀ Ā forĀ Ā theĀ Ā momentĀ Ā heĀ Ā wondersĀ Ā ifĀ Ā maybeĀ Ā heāsĀ Ā sayingĀ Ā tooĀ Ā muchĀ Ā andĀ Ā ifĀ ,Ā Ā Ā perhapsĀ ,Ā Ā Ā itĀ Ā mayĀ Ā beĀ Ā betterĀ Ā forĀ Ā himĀ Ā toĀ Ā biteĀ Ā hisĀ Ā tongue .Ā Ā Ā š°š½š³ Ā šš“š Ā š·š“ Ā šššš½š Ā šš¾ Ā š½š°šš“šŗ Ā ššøšš· Ā š° Ā šš¾šµšš½š“šš ,Ā Ā Ā asĀ Ā thoughĀ Ā heĀ Ā knowsĀ Ā whatĀ Ā needsĀ Ā toĀ Ā beĀ Ā said .Ā Ā Ā andĀ Ā thoughĀ Ā narekĀ Ā isĀ Ā notĀ Ā lookingĀ Ā atĀ Ā himĀ Ā heĀ Ā speaksĀ Ā anyway .
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā Ā Ā Ā Ā yesĀ ,Ā Ā Ā butĀ ...Ā Ā iĀ Ā haveĀ Ā beenĀ Ā scaredĀ Ā ofĀ Ā manyĀ Ā thingsĀ Ā andĀ iĀ Ā haveĀ Ā yetĀ Ā toĀ Ā findĀ Ā myselfĀ Ā shyingĀ Ā awayĀ Ā fromĀ Ā them .Ā Ā Ā Ā ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā fearĀ Ā keepsĀ Ā aĀ Ā personĀ Ā onĀ Ā theirĀ Ā toesĀ ,Ā Ā Ā fearĀ Ā keepsĀ Ā oneĀ Ā awareĀ Ā andĀ Ā constantĀ ,Ā Ā Ā Ā andĀ Ā thoughĀ Ā heĀ Ā wouldĀ Ā muchĀ Ā likeĀ Ā toĀ Ā liveĀ Ā withoutĀ Ā itĀ ,Ā Ā Ā š·š“ Ā š²š¾šš»š³ Ā š½š“š š“š Ā š±š“ Ā šµš°š Ā šµšš¾š¼ Ā šøš .Ā Ā Ā heĀ Ā liftsĀ Ā aĀ Ā handĀ ,Ā Ā Ā placesĀ Ā fingersĀ Ā byĀ Ā theĀ Ā sideĀ Ā ofĀ Ā narekāsĀ Ā faceĀ Ā ifĀ Ā onlyĀ Ā soĀ Ā theĀ Ā otherĀ Ā mightĀ Ā lookĀ Ā atĀ Ā him .Ā Ā Ā Ā ā Ā Ā Ā Ā andĀ Ā iĀ Ā wonātĀ Ā runĀ Ā awayĀ Ā fromĀ Ā you .Ā Ā Ā Ā ā













