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Prompt 3 - Thoughts on Love [Open]
What are your thoughts on love?

My thoughts on love? Better you than me.

Oh, I guess you want more than that. Okay, I know love exists, I have seen other people experience it. I just haven't been one, nor do I want to be one. I'm a friends with benefits kind of girl. Everyone knows going in exactly what to expect. No one gets hurt and everyone benefits. It's a win-win situation.

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I've lived most of my life behind a wall, protecting me from getting hurt emotionally. It started when I was six and my parents looked at me differently. I saw the erosion of their love for me and I protected myself the best way I knew how. By hiding behind a wall and wearing a mask.

When you can't have human contact without killing, you realize you won't have a partner. Once you know your limitations, you don't look beyond them. Now that I have LISA, that hasn't changed. Sure I can touch, and trust me I've made up for it since I can. I'm also very aware that it is made by the government. Odds are, it will stop working, and soon.

I can't risk getting involved with anyone, knowing that I can revert back to a lethal touch. It's just easier to wear the mask and stay behind my wall. No one gets hurt, least of all me.

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Love is for other people, I'll stick with my benefits and enjoy the ride... literally.


Muse: Gwen Raiden
Fandom: Angel the Series
Word Count: 242



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