Lupus In Fabula

[Reeves]

A smirk took shape before he nodded his head briefly as if to concede her correctness, but what actually followed was simply more defiance. "I'll make it simpler for you. The only reason people align themselves with us is because Liberty doesn't represent them, that and the fact that they resent the currently prevailing cultural influences of essentially corporate rule. And when you hate what you descend from then the obvious reaction is that you seek to be different wherever possible. I am nothing like the family I come from, and my people are nothing like the House they happened to be born in - you're already aware of all the fundamental differences between us, yet you're being coy." Since she hadn't moved away, and had furthermore made her mask a minor nuisance, his free hand was brought up to gently hold her by the cheek and prevent any repeat. Though it did seem to at least partially be an intimate gesture, not unlike the one she entitled him to on Houston.

This new line of questioning made him pause to think, visibly considering his own nature but also the future he thought he wanted. "I think we already talked about this when we went out last. When this is over and all is said and done, I do want to hang up my wings and just exist, preferably with a family. I won't lie that I enjoy all the struggles of leadership, but I'm only doing all this so that one day I can be free too." While speaking, his thumb idly traced across the side of her face, moving along the more punctuated lines of its structure.

"What about you?" It was a far simpler rendition of the question she just posed, but it did still carry all the same weight and requirements of honest consideration.

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