[ She doesn't move, doesn't pull away, but she is trembling and her words come in the half-voiced whisper they are when she can't trust them with any further sound. ]
Hate him if you must, but do not think to tell me what kind of man he is. You may say it to the whole of the world and find agreement there but do not dare speak of his worth to me. Do not.
[ A shuddered breath, and her swallow is thick enough to hear. ]
I would speak the same for you, to one who knew you only as the part you play. I will speak the same to you if you speak of yourself as if you are determined to only see what is bad in you.
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Date: 2021-09-01 12:11 am (UTC)Hate him if you must, but do not think to tell me what kind of man he is. You may say it to the whole of the world and find agreement there but do not dare speak of his worth to me. Do not.
[ A shuddered breath, and her swallow is thick enough to hear. ]
I would speak the same for you, to one who knew you only as the part you play. I will speak the same to you if you speak of yourself as if you are determined to only see what is bad in you.