"What a shame she's fucked in the head," they said.
Her smile faltered and she quickly shook her head, "You don't have to stay." Maeve let out a breath, straightening slightly, brows drawing together in concern as she watched him stare into the fire.
He was already shutting down and withdrawing again. It was the last thing she wanted. "Truly, I don't care if I never hear you play again if it means you'll take it. It would only gather dust here. No one would appreciate it the same way that you do." Maeve told him earnestly, voice soft as it mixed with the crackling of the fire, teeth sinking into the plush flesh of her bottom lip as she placed her hands in her lap.
"Please take it." She yearned to reach out and touch him, the physical person that she was, always craving contact from those she was with. A desperate need she never truly shook, but she restrained herself, fingers curling in the skirt of her dress instead as she drew in a shaky breath. "Please."
He was already shutting down and withdrawing again. It was the last thing she wanted. "Truly, I don't care if I never hear you play again if it means you'll take it. It would only gather dust here. No one would appreciate it the same way that you do." Maeve told him earnestly, voice soft as it mixed with the crackling of the fire, teeth sinking into the plush flesh of her bottom lip as she placed her hands in her lap.
"Please take it." She yearned to reach out and touch him, the physical person that she was, always craving contact from those she was with. A desperate need she never truly shook, but she restrained herself, fingers curling in the skirt of her dress instead as she drew in a shaky breath. "Please."
Maeve
