[ the quiet, unbending determination in that statement is perhaps somewhat ruined by the way he shuts his eyes entirely under her attention, tilting his head forward a bit.
(the words are followed by a quietly plaintive internal whine of "but if we did nobody else could take her," which he doesn't dignify with any sort of response. it's one of many arguments he's had so many times that at this point the conclusion is foregone; but as long as hethey want—
as long as the emotion, the desire, the greed is there, it's going to be voiced. he's not allowed to bury such things.) ]
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[ the quiet, unbending determination in that statement is perhaps somewhat ruined by the way he shuts his eyes entirely under her attention, tilting his head forward a bit.
(the words are followed by a quietly plaintive internal whine of "but if we did nobody else could take her," which he doesn't dignify with any sort of response. it's one of many arguments he's had so many times that at this point the conclusion is foregone; but as long as
hetheywant—as long as the emotion, the desire, the greed is there, it's going to be voiced. he's not allowed to bury such things.) ]