Love me while your wrists are bound

HER © Andrea Passon

"Doubts like these start wars."

"My treason was in loving you."

"I don't want you to feel so alone."

"I do as I please in my own home."

"Let our feuds die with our fathers."

"Ah, embezzlement. Excellent choice!"

"I want you to live! Please, please live…"

"I will spill blood to defend what is mine."

"You will be the death of me. And I of you."

"Return to your hell and leave me to mine!"

"You are on the cusp of losing your country."

"Kill them, and let them burn with their sins."

"You will recover fully, because you're strong."

"Remember your role in her demise. I know I will."

"You put your country at risk, as well as your life."

"Do not test my power and do not tempt my fury."

"I crave sweets. Everything else tastes like metal."

"You gave me back my life. Now let me save yours."

"When this is over, you will be running for your life."

"I feel like I'm sleeping walking and I can't wake up."

"I am ending this struggle with diplomacy, not war."

"I can't believe you're still making these suggestions."

"A fight is upon us, and a king must stand his ground."

"I know how to keep my life, and my crown, and I will."

"I wish there was a way to end this without bloodshed."

"Who knew vengeance could be quite so invigorating?"

"Careful... Tongues less discreet than my own will wag."

"Say that I died of consumptions while helping orphans!"

"My God, I've missed the way you mix garlic with arsenic."

"What we once had was so natural. I miss how easy it was."

"None of us are responsible for our hearts, only our actions."

"It's a hard enough life without the look of your disapproval."

"Are we merely chess pieces that no longer need to be moved?"

"I never imagined that you would kill him by breaking his heart."

"I say a great many things. The mistake was yours in trusting me."

"Save your apologies. Your words have no meaning to me anymore."

"One of us utterly failed to protect her, just when she needed it most."

"Fetch me something. I don't care what it is, but fetch it from far away."

"Well, I may be cooped up in a castle, but never forget, my reach is far."

"If we die, it is at her hands. And if we live, I will never forgive her for this!"

"To lose a wife is a difficult thing. As you well know, from the look of you."

"I've had some time to think. I believe that we should lead separate lives."

"Do you know what happens to disposable queens? They are disposed of!"

"How many more battles for you and lonely nights for me until it's all done?"

"If (name's) looks could kill, I do believe you'd be bathing in your own blood."

"What if the King chooses me to be paired with someone? We should leave."

"You may have the authority, but I will move Heaven and Earth to stop you."

"The truth of your betrayal was the last thing that he heard before he collapsed."

"I know I can be my own worst enemy, but I don’t want to be your worst enemy."

"You cost me more than you could possibly imagine. But your debt will be paid."

"Contempt alone is not enough to condemn a man. Even the contempt of a king."

"Why she hasn't assassinated them while they're here at court is a mystery to me."

"I cannot bear to see you in pain. And I will not be the cause of any more suffering."

"I suppose there are other monsters in the world. Their mothers have to lie for them, too."

"And yet here you are, as lovely as a sunny day… You radiate warmth and beauty yourself."

"No one hurts my family and lives to tell the tale. Whoever they are, they will pay the price."

"I'm telling you, I know what I saw. The danger is not only outside the walls. It's inside as well."

"We didn't have to think about anything and now it's so complicated. I don't know if I'm ready."

"If your heart wants to sleep, let it. Many things can be forced out of duty. But not the heart."

"Forgive the sins of my body, my Lord, for they give my heart the strength it needs to heal."

"There are those who merely believe they have power, and there are those who actually have it."

"I realize that I am utterly and completely alone. But when I look at you, I feel I am better for it."

"You're my puppet now. And should you outlive your usefulness, I'll have you slaughtered in the dead of night."

"When I'm near you, I am aware of every breath you take. And when I'm away, even the wind in the trees reminds me of you."

After his shift was over, several hours later, he closed the shop, stretching his body which felt sore and tired and his brain a little foggy as he remembered that he had someone waiting or maybe wasn’t waiting for him. Naito would only see when he went there and so he did, taking his stroll to the cafe he talked about earlier with his hands in his pockets.

Eden had left, initially. A simple pause at the cafe doors before huffing and walking away to continue his shopping. He wasn't going to sit around for someone, no matter how curious he was about them. Surely he wouldn't taste that good- and maybe seeing all the ink up close had made him want to- nope. No, he was angry, Eden reminded himself, flicking through the clothing rack to eyeball the shirts hanging. He spent the hours buying far too many clothes, changing outfits multiple times each time a new outfit caught his fancy. By time he wandered back to the cafe - he just wanted coffee, he told himself- he'd nearly forgotten why he'd been annoyed to begin with.

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