[ Ah, perhaps that's the difference between them. Amber has always been and will always be a brilliant liar. Fooling the polygraph is a learned and valuable skill for any spy. But more than that, she has kept secrets from those with whom she would have shared every private part of her, if only she could, but she can't, will never be able to. Because knowledge often means danger and ignorance, safety. It hurts to lie and deceive she loves more than herself, but it's necessary. Only to herself, she can't lie. That would make her weak and she needs to be strong to protect him.
Even now.
Amber closes her eyes and lets out a slow exhale. ]
I won't have to pretend. I'll change it. He won't be dead.
[ More than obsessed, more than devoted. If there's a word for this-- she doesn't know what it is. ]
no subject
Even now.
Amber closes her eyes and lets out a slow exhale. ]
I won't have to pretend. I'll change it. He won't be dead.
[ More than obsessed, more than devoted. If there's a word for this-- she doesn't know what it is. ]