△ "Does it bother you when others pry about your crushes?"
“It depends,” she answers simply. “I would be lying if I didn’t say that it bothered me when people talk about my feelings like they’re common knowledge. Perhaps I have only myself to blame for being so...” A grimace. “Obvious, but I still hate it. My feelings for someone aren’t just some gossip to be talked about so carelessly. Speculating over whether I really love him, or if I even can-- saying I’m just in love with his title or looks-- isn’t that just in poor taste?” She inhales slowly; she hadn’t meant to get so worked up. “You can’t know. You can’t possibly know.”
Her arms fold, and she lets go of the breath she’d been holding. “But I don’t think I would mind if it was someone I’m close to. Back in my trainee days, I used to be jealous of those girls that stayed up giggling and swapping stories about their crushes. ...They seemed like such good friends.”
3.5/10 ; it was more uncomfortable than she thought it would be, but it was still only the truth.
