[ her voice tightens, teeth clenched almost protectively. ]
I have been honest to you from the very start about Vanessa, to both of you. And the promises we made to one another were with that in mind. But this ... this isn't what we promised.
[ she dreads this side of herself, the side that clings with desperation to a sense of loyalty, so frightened of losing what it hers after how often she's been left with nothing. she has become a selfish child, but her fingers shake, trembling like a young girl. ]
You promised me your quiet moments. You promised me you wouldn't look at another the way you look at me. You ... you said they were only mine. That you were mine, and β and with her here, I don't think that even you can guarantee that those promises can still be kept.
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[ her voice tightens, teeth clenched almost protectively. ]
I have been honest to you from the very start about Vanessa, to both of you. And the promises we made to one another were with that in mind. But this ... this isn't what we promised.
[ she dreads this side of herself, the side that clings with desperation to a sense of loyalty, so frightened of losing what it hers after how often she's been left with nothing. she has become a selfish child, but her fingers shake, trembling like a young girl. ]
You promised me your quiet moments. You promised me you wouldn't look at another the way you look at me. You ... you said they were only mine. That you were mine, and β and with her here, I don't think that even you can guarantee that those promises can still be kept.