You forget, I'm very hard to hurt and I like pain.

[That wasn't the kind of hurt Alina meant, but Ianthe didn't like acknowledging the parts of her heart that weren't black.]

I'm not going to do something I don't want to do. As much as I'll say yes to you, I'll also say no. Because boundaries are important. Otherwise we'll destroy each other.

[Ianthe brushed help lips across Alina's.] And I'd rather we do that in the fun way.