in which I sadly attempt to convey feelings she is just acknowledging now orz
[A... nod finally; it's close enough to an order and so she obeys, remaining as motionless as possible as he comes closer again. With less than a foot between them, and him closing in, it might seem she's accepted it, but her hands quickly place themselves on Zelgadis' shoulders to gently, but firmly, stop him]
I do not-- I mean... This forced situation is not the way I desire--
[A halting confession that doesn't completely confess at all; both being cornered and a margin of pride impeding her words effectively. But she's beginning to understand what it is at least, and that's what matters: even if she doesn't want this to begin with, even that there's no other option for them, she knows she doesn't want him to do it entirely because he's being forced to do it. She doesn't want anything fake from him, more so than any other]