[ A low blow, but it hits him soft. One of his many frustrating qualities will always be how difficult it is to rattle him. Besides, in his mind, it is good - very good - that Makoto is not him. In some way, he will say, Makoto is painfully familiar but otherwise, he is very much himself. Very much someone better, he's certain.
Laurent feels where that question is going in his guts. He averts his eyes from Makoto again and gets his hands down in the weeds. His smile is tighter than before. ]
I assure you, I have no intention in playing that part of her game in earnest. No one falls in love because they're aiming to... that's not how it works, no matter how much she meddles.
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[ A low blow, but it hits him soft. One of his many frustrating qualities will always be how difficult it is to rattle him. Besides, in his mind, it is good - very good - that Makoto is not him. In some way, he will say, Makoto is painfully familiar but otherwise, he is very much himself. Very much someone better, he's certain.
Laurent feels where that question is going in his guts. He averts his eyes from Makoto again and gets his hands down in the weeds. His smile is tighter than before. ]
I assure you, I have no intention in playing that part of her game in earnest. No one falls in love because they're aiming to... that's not how it works, no matter how much she meddles.