[ if intensity's the king, then king's the queen and she's the princess. clearly no one's going to be getting any sleep here tonight. ]

[ the sound of the fireplace, real or not, and the fact that the both of them a here, sitting so closely, is definitely helping. this is nice. it's really really really nice. it's just a shame she can't enjoy it to its fullest, because she can't shake the bad feelings filling her head. ]

[ this... it changes everything...
if she can't find the triggers, then she could hurt the people she loves and do nothing to prevent it. ]

[ sighs. ]