Ryan, forgive me for doing this in notes; I’m not strong enough to do it in gems. I realize now that I’m attracted to you for the same reason I can’t be with you: you can’t change. And I have no problem with that, but it clearly means I have a problem with myself. I’m sure there’s no perfect version of me. I’m sure I’ll just drown species after species and never really be complete. But I know how it goes with us. I lose who I am and become part of you. Because in a strange way, you’re better at what I do without even trying. Yours, and nobody else’s, Lapis PS: I don’t know where those gem miners were before they were fused. You might want to get checked.