I know that you can't stay here forever; I wouldn't ask you to do that.
[ she leans into that hand and lingers, relishing in how nice it feels to be close to him. It's short lived, she shakes her head and pulls away. She can't go far, not when he's stronger than her, especially since she pushes with half-hearted force. It's almost a joke how weak it is: her hands tremble against him and the tips of her fingers curl into his clothes. ]
I can't ask you to stay, I can't ask you to look only at me. I know that both of those things are impossible; it's irrational to want them. I'm supposed to be above those things. . . Everyone leaves. Everyone has other people that they're close to. That's normal. None of that bothered me before, so why does it hurt so much now? If I knew it would be like this. . . Maybe it would have been better if. . .
[ she never felt that way at all, is what she wants to say, but she can't get the words out ]
Re: 6/12
[ she leans into that hand and lingers, relishing in how nice it feels to be close to him. It's short lived, she shakes her head and pulls away. She can't go far, not when he's stronger than her, especially since she pushes with half-hearted force. It's almost a joke how weak it is: her hands tremble against him and the tips of her fingers curl into his clothes. ]
I can't ask you to stay, I can't ask you to look only at me. I know that both of those things are impossible; it's irrational to want them. I'm supposed to be above those things. . . Everyone leaves. Everyone has other people that they're close to. That's normal. None of that bothered me before, so why does it hurt so much now? If I knew it would be like this. . . Maybe it would have been better if. . .
[ she never felt that way at all, is what she wants to say, but she can't get the words out ]