[voice]

[imperial_ray]

-Just a voice this time around, Lady Gardens. And one that sounds very, very unsure. But she's been turning this over in her head for awhile now, and she needs help.-

Um... H-hello... I don't usually use this thing for this sort of business, but...

Um...

What do you do when you have someone you care about... really and truly do... someone you are in love with, and... They can't return your feelings because of some conviction that has nothing to do with how their heart may or may not feel? We had a fight, and haven't talked in awhile, and... I want to see her again, but that argument still lingers in my heart...

I just need to know... that I can be loved...

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[imperial_ray]

-Oh... dear. She wasn't expecting this, even if it was public and all.-

But... what should I do, then? I just want to know why... why it's so wrong for us to be us.

[reverentresistance]

-Ky already suspects she should have ignored this, that she'll only be making things worse.-

Because sometimes we need to be in control of our desires.

[imperial_ray]

I... I understand that much. I really do. -It's not unlike holding back her strength.-

But is love, between two consenting people, really something that needs to be controlled?

[reverentresistance]

It partly depends on the kind of love... If what I feel isn't reciprocated, because you love me in a different way then it's not right.

And beyond that...there are ways to express love that can be wrong.

[imperial_ray]

Then... what sort of love do you have for me? Is it possible for me to be with who I wish?

[reverentresistance]

Something beyond just the...emotional, though of course that as well.

I suppose I need to be able to better control myself before you could have that with me.

[imperial_ray]

-It takes her a long moment to respond, but eventually she does. And she seems to be smiling.-

I think... I understand now.

I shouldn't be so impatient. Right?

[reverentresistance]

Time...might help me. I hope. I can't promise anything, I'm afraid.

[imperial_ray]

For you... I can wait.

[reverentresistance]

I'll try not to make you wait too long.

[imperial_ray]

In the meantime, though... It is probably best we remain in separate living spaces. But I'm still willing to come cook for you.

[reverentresistance]

Of course, I don't think I'd be...comfortable with anything else. You don't need to cook for me.

[imperial_ray]

I don't need to, but I like doing it.

[reverentresistance]

I would like that, then. So long as it's not a bother.

[imperial_ray]

It won't be...

-No, it'll be really awkward, but... Ky's boundaries were clear now. And she had to respect them.-