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[sunmon]

i didn't get you anything.

[morozova]

That wasn't the purpose of this gift.

[sunmon]

what was the purpose, then?

[morozova]

To thank you for telling me where to find decent honey cake.

[sunmon]

i'm not an idiot.

[morozova]

No, just paranoid.

[sunmon]

paranoia requires being without reason.

[morozova]

Still, death by cake seems a little excessive even by the usual standard.

[sunmon]

i never suggested i was afraid of poison, but now ...

[morozova]

As if I'd waste the pastry.

[sunmon]

no, you never waste anything.
that's why i know you're up to something.

[morozova]

Tell me what I'm doing then, Alina.
I'm curious to hear your thoughts.

[sunmon]

what you've always done.
pretending to be something you're not.
a good submissive who sends thoughtful gifts.
sasha.

[morozova]

Not very well if you've seen through my efforts so quickly.
Have you tried one yet?

[sunmon]

eating them would suggest the misapprehension that you've earned some measure of forgiveness.

[morozova]

If I wanted to buy your forgiveness, Alina, it wouldn't be with cake.
Or jewels, for that matter.
I imagine it would take something truly wondrous to thaw you.

[sunmon]

i'm not ice.

[morozova]

Not all of you.

[sunmon]

how do you always manage to make the problems you caused sound like a fault with me?

[morozova]

The better question is why you're so offended.

[sunmon]

[ BECAUSE —

no, but she almost gets on her shit about it again. engages. but then she realizes the point he's making. if she cares, then it's because his opinion matters in some capacity. she shuts that shit down quick. ]

for once, you're right.
it doesn't matter.
enjoy your holiday.

[ that said, an unexpected surprise shows up at his door the next day in the shape of a lease termination notice — and a new key. unadorned, lest it look like a gift. ]

[morozova]

( it's not a gift and YET — )

Thank you, Linka.

[sunmon]

[ her emotional response to the message is too confused for her to muster a response. he isn't welcome, and it concludes their business with one another in a way that sits poorly with her. she can't properly tell him not to call her that when she likes that he calls her that.

she has no choice but to sit with the discomfort. ]