[ Perhaps it's a stroke of luck for him that she doesn't see the tear. She would've said something about it, grabbing onto an easy target to pull them away from her emotions. She's let him in deeper than she ever intended. Any further and he'd be lost in her forever. She can't, she can't.
His words pull her further into turmoil. Where's his mask when she needs it? Anything to hide her face and recoil from the truth. ]
N-No. [ And she actually sounds a little scared. ] Don't say it's okay. You'll just--
[ Another sniffle sneaks out, and another. This level of caring about her well-being is too much. It wasn't something she was meant to have. Not from him, right? Right?
Monika trembles against him, clutching him tighter. She doesn't deserve this, but she wants it. ]
Please, don't look at m-me when I'm like this...
[ Don't see her being so vulnerable, and, unbeknownst to her, feel her being that way, which would only make her crumble further if she did know. Please, don't witness her being so obviously weak. ]
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His words pull her further into turmoil. Where's his mask when she needs it? Anything to hide her face and recoil from the truth. ]
N-No. [ And she actually sounds a little scared. ] Don't say it's okay. You'll just--
[ Another sniffle sneaks out, and another. This level of caring about her well-being is too much. It wasn't something she was meant to have. Not from him, right? Right?
Monika trembles against him, clutching him tighter. She doesn't deserve this, but she wants it. ]
Please, don't look at m-me when I'm like this...
[ Don't see her being so vulnerable, and, unbeknownst to her, feel her being that way, which would only make her crumble further if she did know. Please, don't witness her being so obviously weak. ]