[... Is that true, she wonders? She knows he's teasing her--it's obvious in the sassy look he gives her, in the way that the tone is much more light-hearted than it was a few moments ago.
But is it true that she's allowed to look and appreciate, even knowing that she's never going to be allowed to have a proper romance?
She thinks it over, and because it's him, she tries to be honest, voice soft even though she's smiling.]
I... think it'll make my heart hurt too much if I do.
[If she deludes herself, even for a moment, into thinking she could have what's out of her reach.]
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But is it true that she's allowed to look and appreciate, even knowing that she's never going to be allowed to have a proper romance?
She thinks it over, and because it's him, she tries to be honest, voice soft even though she's smiling.]
I... think it'll make my heart hurt too much if I do.
[If she deludes herself, even for a moment, into thinking she could have what's out of her reach.]