Lupus In Fabula

[Reeves]

He shook his head in slight disagreement while also drawing her in closer and into a more intimate position. "Marriages here are built on a foundation of convenience - so it's like standing on quick sand. Partners will abandon each other for a better deal as and when they see fit. It's why those of us who value companionship are slow to trust and even slower to divulge secrets." The world he was from sounded thoroughly cutthroat, and chalk full of people willing to use attachment as a weapon for their own gain as long as it guaranteed wealth.

It was clear he was fighting some form of impulse given the quick glance down at her lips before he continued talking. "There's usually no genuine connection, and no spark - just self interest." His focus managed to recover and helped ensure that his hands were kept to themselves, at least for now, but his eyes said everything he wasn't. With some degree of clarity he posed a question which felt appropriate. "Is that how you see this? An indiscretion?" He made it sound like it was truly sinful to even consider for the purpose of humor, but he did genuinely want to know.

In the back of his mind he was still thinking about it. That sensation or perhaps a feeling which crept in. It was entirely foreign to him like a new language on the ears or the sudden introduction of citrus to chilled water. Refreshing but strange, and easy enough to develop a taste for.

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