“He was uncomfortable with the idea that use might not like him.”

“Thanks,” I say, and Finn looks uncomfortable. Mum used to say he was like a faerie; he didn't like to be thanked. I add, “Sorry.”

“Mostly, I could tell, I made him feel uncomfortable. He didn't understand me, and he was sort of holding it against me. I felt the urge to reassure him that I was like everybody else, just like everybody else. But really there wasn't much point, and I gave up the idea out of laziness.”

“I was in love with the idea of him. An ideal of him. Of who I thought he was. Of who he used to be.”

“Vulnerability, like he had the power to hurther or pleasure her in a way no other mancould. For the first time, he was uncomfortable with the idea of having complete power over her”

“Talon thought kissing Flit to shut him up might be a good idea. He was wrong. It was a fucking great idea.”