[ For asking, for pressing down on something that hurt.
It goes unspoken: Yes, that's good enough. ]
You can ask me something else.
[ Like an exchange. A game Nikolai's played before, one that may serve as a good distraction, something to navigate away from Quentin's death, Alina's opening Nikolai's chest. These things that are filled with pain. ]
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[ For asking, for pressing down on something that hurt.
It goes unspoken: Yes, that's good enough. ]
You can ask me something else.
[ Like an exchange. A game Nikolai's played before, one that may serve as a good distraction, something to navigate away from Quentin's death, Alina's opening Nikolai's chest. These things that are filled with pain. ]