[ she lets their fingers intertwine, an entanglement she can see but does nothing about. not now, at least. she doesn't think it's too late. ]

I know you don't want to leave me, but I don't think there isn't a future where you can't fall in love with someone else who will fall in love with you, too.

[ she doesn't think she's special in that way. she thinks yves is easy to love. she thinks he'd be easy to love even if he didn't try to make it easier, even if she knows where loving everyone makes people doubt, and even though he broke how he processed his negative emotions and his pain. ]

Your road shouldn't end with me. Any choice I make is one I think will leave me with the least regrets. There isn't another way I'll consider.

[ ... ]

Will you not let me leave you?