[ Her heart skips at his touch and his skips at hers, as trapped by the contents of his heart as he is, an insect trapped in amber. As helpless as he had been for her Original, he is doubly so for her. But whatever carnal desires he harbors, he keeps to himself; she is still young, after all, and the circumstances are hardly fair — she has no other options.
Regardless, when she tells him she wants to live for him, with him —
— he only realizes after a few moments have passed that he's smiling.
In a whisper, caught in the back of his throat: ] Of course. [ Then, once more, clearer: ] Of course. Whatever you wish.
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Regardless, when she tells him she wants to live for him, with him —
— he only realizes after a few moments have passed that he's smiling.
In a whisper, caught in the back of his throat: ] Of course. [ Then, once more, clearer: ] Of course. Whatever you wish.