( ivan is pulled to a stop as well, swallowing over the lump in his throat. he's had-- well he's never had this exact conversation with his mother before. it's more a battle of wills. it's definitely versus. )
No. Never been engaged, either.
( the first is more likely, although he never really means to cause her pain. just-- to resist this one thing, the one thing he can deny his mother. who he loves, obviously, but also who terrifies him and all of vorbarr sultana.
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No. Never been engaged, either.
( the first is more likely, although he never really means to cause her pain. just-- to resist this one thing, the one thing he can deny his mother. who he loves, obviously, but also who terrifies him and all of vorbarr sultana.
it's complicated. )