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elnor doesn’t rise to the bait — maybe narek shouldn’t be surprised. he even turns away slightly, and so narek leans back, digging his nails into the fabric of his pants, and frowns. he doesn’t want to talk about feelings — 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 aren’t hurt by elnor’s admission, but the words do sting, because they’re 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. “are you scared of that?” he asks, seriously. “of me?”
it must be so easy to live a life of lies , to never dread that which may unfold once a truth is uttered . he would never deny himself the freedom of expression , but for the moment he wonders if maybe he’s saying too much and if , perhaps , it may be better for him to bite his tongue . 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝚈𝙴𝚃 𝙷𝙴 𝚃𝚄𝚁𝙽𝚂 𝚃𝙾 𝙽𝙰𝚁𝙴𝙺 𝚆𝙸𝚃𝙷 𝙰 𝚂𝙾𝙵𝚃𝙽𝙴𝚂𝚂 , as though he knows what needs to be said . and though narek is not looking at him he speaks anyway .
❝ yes , but ... i have been scared of many things and i have yet to find myself shying away from them . ❞ fear keeps a person on their toes , fear keeps one aware and constant , and though he would much like to live without it , 𝙷𝙴 𝙲𝙾𝚄𝙻𝙳 𝙽𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁 𝙱𝙴 𝙵𝙰𝚁 𝙵𝚁𝙾𝙼 𝙸𝚃 . he lifts a hand , places fingers by the side of narek’s face if only so the other might look at him . ❝ and i won’t run away from you . ❞










