[She can't bring herself to act blind to the fact he seems to know what she's dodging.]
I want... I want a future with you in it.
[She doesn't look fully convinced of herself, though, an uncertain expression on her face. It's... not quite enough, is it? How is it she always gets tongue-tied over this?]
I just... I don't know what form that will take yet...
[That's a lie, sort of. She does, somewhere deep down. She's been thinking the same thing he probably has, but she can't bring herself to put words to it. Not when they haven't even technically said "I love you" yet... Isn't that how this is supposed to go when the marriage is not arranged?]
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Date: 2021-11-05 07:18 am (UTC)I want... I want a future with you in it.
[She doesn't look fully convinced of herself, though, an uncertain expression on her face. It's... not quite enough, is it? How is it she always gets tongue-tied over this?]
I just... I don't know what form that will take yet...
[That's a lie, sort of. She does, somewhere deep down. She's been thinking the same thing he probably has, but she can't bring herself to put words to it. Not when they haven't even technically said "I love you" yet... Isn't that how this is supposed to go when the marriage is not arranged?]