You... don't need that? [ Her expression and face are both a little confused because, well, she was under the impression that men needed it far more than women did. After all, she hasn't had sex in ten years. But it turns out this is another moment of naivety shining through.

Her eyes lower and she finds herself blushing again. Atlan always said sweet things, but after it was over, she realized it had just been a means to an end. A way to keep her happy so she'd keep having sex with him. But Felix... sounds like her. He cares about her for reasons that have nothing to do with the physical, just like she does with him. ]

This is new for me. [ It's murmured quietly, her chest feeling tight. ] I umm, I guard my heart closely, because I was... used before. He pretended to love me so I would keep sleeping with him, and he made me believe keeping our relationship a secret was a romantic thing, but that was so he could sleep with someone else behind my back too.

[ She sniffles and dabs at her nose with the back of her hand. She hates that ten years on, it still gets to her. ] I was seventeen. I was so naive. So stupid. I've learned from it, though.