There was a time where she would have laughed at an assertion like that. And it still feels fraudulent, still feels like putting on someone else's clothes, but...Dankovsky is not someone who she thinks would flatter her unduly. At the very least, if she closes her eyes, pretends he means someone who is capable of love, it just might be bearable to keep on her own shoulders for a little while.

"An assertion put forth by a expert in the subject. How am I to even think of disagreeing?"

If only one of them is pursuing their feelings, if only one of them is truly happy in that respect, Fever is at least content that hers exist at all.