Haunted Wood de dragul tău

Her mouth twisted a little at his, "I could." She shouldn't have to coax someone into being interested in her. Issorartuyok shouldn't try to force it. The thought made Meerkat cringe a little, her self-esteem also resembling a deflated balloon.

Still, she wondered if they were just looking at this situation through very different lenses. They were from different cultures. They quite literally spoke different languages. She breathed in and out of her nose as she contemplated these things.

Another strained laugh escaped her. His request was simple but it certainly wasn't easy. "Sure, yeah, I can try," Meerkat agreed quietly, "but Issor, please don't feel like you have to force yourself to have feelings for me. First of all, I'm pretty sure it doesn't work like that. And secondly, neither one of us deserves that."

She swallowed thickly and didn't speak for a moment. But then she added, "No matter what, I care about our friendship a lot. I hope this doesn't change things there..." Well, of course, Meerkat had wished for more. But she hoped he understood what she meant, even if they seemed to be on slightly different pages about much of this.