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the interview.

are you bringing me love or a lesson? both.

are you bringing me companionship? for a time.

for the rest of the time? could be. oh yes. that’s right. “the rest of the time” isn’t “all of the time” but this is the only way we can begin to approach the “forever” that actually is. ok ok.

are you here to show me my wounds or my worth? both.

i thought i healed everything already. there’s more? it would be very unusual to heal it all while we are here, in a single turn. but i can help you. if that’s what you’re trying to do.

so you’ll hurt me. it will be mutual. it’s unavoidable; it’s what tends to happen in this place. but it wouldn’t ever be intentional. or at least not in the way you think.

does it make us stronger or does it pull us apart? it’s a dance.

oh. you want to dance? yes, i wanted to dance with you. there’s music playing. why wouldn’t we?