[... Ah. She sees now, a glimmer of clarity in the things he does not say, behind the things that he does. He's... afraid. Afraid of getting attached to someone he might lose, someone who might throw his life away as easily as Kaveh. Afraid of the sort of deep emotion and intention and warmth that Kaveh has.
For a moment, she feels guilty.
But she pushes that aside, and thinks--again, if there are any sorts of lies that are not terribly bitter, it's ones like these.
And once again, she's amazed at just how much she understands what he means. It'd be so much easier to run away, wouldn't it? But there's only so far for people like them to run.]
I get the feeling he's the kind of person who's going to meddle anyway...
[Hmm... she doesn't feel like he wants her to meddle in his business, but she has to offer anyway.]
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For a moment, she feels guilty.
But she pushes that aside, and thinks--again, if there are any sorts of lies that are not terribly bitter, it's ones like these.
And once again, she's amazed at just how much she understands what he means. It'd be so much easier to run away, wouldn't it? But there's only so far for people like them to run.]
I get the feeling he's the kind of person who's going to meddle anyway...
[Hmm... she doesn't feel like he wants her to meddle in his business, but she has to offer anyway.]
I could ask him to stop...?