[ Her breath stutters slightly as he invades her space without taking a single step. The word choice isn't lost on her, something stirring beneath the surface. You're not alone.
It's almost enough to distract her from the 'us'.
The softness that had started seeping through the cracks of her foundation hardens, making the choice to test the resolve of his belief of what he is. Or rather, what he's not. Matching his intensity with her own. ]
Then you'll agree that we are equals here. No more games, no more lies or half-truths Aleksander.
[ And much like his choice to use otkazatâsya, she chooses to use his first name. A remnant of a connection they used to have before that trust was shattered. Before he'd shown his true intentions and his desire to control. A call back to a time when she'd thought she'd finally found a place for herself before it was all ripped away. Genuinely, she's still not sure she'd have run if the truth had come from him instead of his mother. And now they'll never know. ]
no subject
It's almost enough to distract her from the 'us'.
The softness that had started seeping through the cracks of her foundation hardens, making the choice to test the resolve of his belief of what he is. Or rather, what he's not. Matching his intensity with her own. ]
Then you'll agree that we are equals here. No more games, no more lies or half-truths Aleksander.
[ And much like his choice to use otkazatâsya, she chooses to use his first name. A remnant of a connection they used to have before that trust was shattered. Before he'd shown his true intentions and his desire to control. A call back to a time when she'd thought she'd finally found a place for herself before it was all ripped away. Genuinely, she's still not sure she'd have run if the truth had come from him instead of his mother. And now they'll never know. ]