[ (Love can be strange, and love can be cruel, too. He loves Claret — there is no doubt about that — but he is obsessed with Vermillion. He is obsessed with her because she represents the very worst parts of him and Claret knows full well he has never been able to resist his own monsters. She represents the part of him that makes him a true Duke, the part that gives him power through fear, the most carnal and twisted of his desires. She's the one who doesn't look like Cerise, who doesn't remind him of what's good within him.)
He sees that resentment flicker across his face and his lips press into a thin line. (The sentiment may be petty and immature, but he cannot blame her for it.) ]
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He sees that resentment flicker across his face and his lips press into a thin line. (The sentiment may be petty and immature, but he cannot blame her for it.) ]
Guess it'd depend on the subject.