[Ah. He's been as honest with Macha as he can afford to be, but Lily can't give him what he wants here. For Barrett to become what he is destined to be will require a great deal more pain, more suffering, for that is the foundation every Phase is built on. Macha surely realizes that, and yet.
And yet, that fondness he holds for Barrett won't be easy to shake off, will it? Lily may be able to use that unhealthy codependence to his advantage, and thus, he eagerly lies to further his own ends.
His smile is soft, thin, sweet, well-practiced. His lies are as effortlessly spoken as his truths, index curling against thumb to flick the tip of one tall feline ear. Lily's touch lingers like a phantom. Stings.]
...Understood. If he is truly that important to you, I'll leave him be.
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And yet, that fondness he holds for Barrett won't be easy to shake off, will it? Lily may be able to use that unhealthy codependence to his advantage, and thus, he eagerly lies to further his own ends.
His smile is soft, thin, sweet, well-practiced. His lies are as effortlessly spoken as his truths, index curling against thumb to flick the tip of one tall feline ear. Lily's touch lingers like a phantom. Stings.]
...Understood. If he is truly that important to you, I'll leave him be.
[Lily extends his pinky to Macha.]
I promise.