[ she knows that this has all been a long time coming. that, if she were a better person, a better wife, he would already know these truths and reacted promptly. but it is for this very reaction that she has hesitated telling him for so long, more so than her own muddled mind attempting to put words to feelings and futures.
she is a coward, completely undeserving of him, and so despite being unaware of his culture's traditions, her subservience to him here is of blatant supplication... seeking his forgiveness and understanding where she knows she does not deserve it.
which is why, despite his efforts, she dares not life up her head, unwilling to meet his eyes lest she lose what nerve she has managed to gather for this. ]
Do... Do you remember? Your time as an adolescent here?
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she is a coward, completely undeserving of him, and so despite being unaware of his culture's traditions, her subservience to him here is of blatant supplication... seeking his forgiveness and understanding where she knows she does not deserve it.
which is why, despite his efforts, she dares not life up her head, unwilling to meet his eyes lest she lose what nerve she has managed to gather for this. ]
Do... Do you remember? Your time as an adolescent here?
Do you remember me?