Disclaimer: I do not own the characters used.
The depth of their relationship was one of secrecy. A sort of intimacy that could only be seen in the darkest of shadows, one that was never spoken for or of regardless of the situation. Publicly, they were man and woman. Ones that merely danced the lines of courtship, always cautious for one freely loved and the other, it was almost robotic. A give and take.
Of course it didn't last long.
"It wasn't easy for me to come here, you know." She looked at him, and he tilted his head, meeting her gaze.
Softly, he spoke, "I can appreciate that."
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