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[morozova]

You have something that belongs to me.

[sunmon]

I thought you liked me in your color.

[morozova]

And you have always been quick to humor me.

[sunmon]

I see your change in spirits didn’t last. Were you trying to fool someone?

[morozova]

You were happy enough to be fooled.

( quick, defensive. she's probing at a wound he isn't ready to examine, yet. )

[sunmon]

[ this could have gone differently. that’s what she thinks as she furiously snaps back at him. she had fled, yes, because she was confused and frightened at the possibility that she might try trusting him again. she had believed him. he knows just what wounds to dig his thumbs into. ]

Given how much you’ve stolen from me, I think I’ll keep the kefta.

[morozova]

And here I thought keeping trophies was beneath you.

[sunmon]

Now we've both been wrong about one another.
Don't worry. You don't need a kefta. You have a Dominant to protect you.

[morozova]

Even if that were true, why would I trust anyone to protect me?

[sunmon]

Because you have no choice.
Maybe you should have asked nicely.

[morozova]

Because she's done such an admirable job thus far.

[sunmon]

I mean you should have asked me nicely. For the kefta

[ she wants to ask and she hates that she wants to ask. he would set Alina on fire to keep himself warm. ]

[morozova]

I hadn't expected you to keep it indefinitely.

( frankly, he's surprised she hasn't tried to set it on fire or worse already. )

[sunmon]

What did you expect when you were pretending to be decent?

[morozova]

Would you rather I'd left you to be eaten?

[sunmon]

Yes.
It’s better than you pretending to care.

[morozova]

I'll be sure to remember that in the future.
Though I think you'll find that noble martyrdom isn't quite as easy in practice as it is in principle.

[sunmon]

Better the martyr than the fool.

[ but it hadn't been. when her life had been on the line, she had not wanted to martyr herself. not for duplicity, certainly. that was the only reason she'd been fooled; she was frightened enough to believe it. ]

[morozova]

The two are not mutually exclusive.

[sunmon]

Go fuck yourself.

[morozova]

Did I hit a nerve, liubimaya?

[sunmon]

All you've done is prove that all the worst things I've believed about you are true.
I'm not giving you anything until you learn how to show some respect.

[morozova]

There are easier ways to have me kneel for you, Alina.

[sunmon]

You'll have to offer more than that. I have other people to touch me. People who behave themselves better.

[morozova]

Is that what you want? Someone that behaves.

( because he's pressing x to doubt on that one. )