she blinks, surprised, and looks over at him again - taking in the understanding in his expression. it's probably not something he's said simply for his own benefit. ...he's more sentimental than she expected, but maybe she shouldn't be so surprised; hadn't he just said that he had his own sentimental opinions before?
she smiles faintly, once the surprise wears off, and then looks down.]
I think perhaps, if there were more people who thought the way you do, there would be more love stories in the world that come true.
[ that makes him laugh a little, and he briefly brushes his arm against hers. it's still touch week, here, so a moment of contact. ]
I said I was guilty of being sentimental. [ in a way, anyways. but he sees the surprise, is why he says that, and then chang geng considers what she says. ]
... I traveled as much of Great Liang as I could, rather than staying in the capital where everyone wanted me to be kept with a smile on my face, their lost prince, all so I could learn about others and how to better help them. Cruelty exists - this place is ample example for that, and I have experienced it myself long before now - but I have met people who love with their whole hearts.
But so many others expect love to be easy from those stories. It's just that... life never is, for those that truly live it.
[it's nice to imagine that - seeing the world, seeing people who love fiercely, with their entire being.
she's started to see glimpses of it, here. people who can be trusted, who can be relied upon, who care for others and are cared about in return. it's perhaps a little too early to tell if those impressions are correct, and she can't help but be cautious as she proceeds, but -
she would like to believe in it. in them. in him, too.
her arm brushes briefly against his, in a return of the gesture. she feels comfortable here, talking with him, despite the topic. he has a way of setting her at ease.]
It's important to see things as they truly are, and not just as some sort of ideal. Cruelty exists, and it's common, but... it makes the people who can still love despite that all the more precious.
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she blinks, surprised, and looks over at him again - taking in the understanding in his expression. it's probably not something he's said simply for his own benefit. ...he's more sentimental than she expected, but maybe she shouldn't be so surprised; hadn't he just said that he had his own sentimental opinions before?
she smiles faintly, once the surprise wears off, and then looks down.]
I think perhaps, if there were more people who thought the way you do, there would be more love stories in the world that come true.
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I said I was guilty of being sentimental. [ in a way, anyways. but he sees the surprise, is why he says that, and then chang geng considers what she says. ]
... I traveled as much of Great Liang as I could, rather than staying in the capital where everyone wanted me to be kept with a smile on my face, their lost prince, all so I could learn about others and how to better help them. Cruelty exists - this place is ample example for that, and I have experienced it myself long before now - but I have met people who love with their whole hearts.
But so many others expect love to be easy from those stories. It's just that... life never is, for those that truly live it.
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she's started to see glimpses of it, here. people who can be trusted, who can be relied upon, who care for others and are cared about in return. it's perhaps a little too early to tell if those impressions are correct, and she can't help but be cautious as she proceeds, but -
she would like to believe in it. in them. in him, too.
her arm brushes briefly against his, in a return of the gesture. she feels comfortable here, talking with him, despite the topic. he has a way of setting her at ease.]
It's important to see things as they truly are, and not just as some sort of ideal. Cruelty exists, and it's common, but... it makes the people who can still love despite that all the more precious.