Later, as they cleaned the kitchen together, Dami grew quiet.
"My mother doesn't want you around because... she thinks love makes people weak. That's what she told my dad—right before she left us."
Teni froze. "She left?"
Dami nodded. "Love made him soft. So she chose success instead."
"That's... cold."
"I guess that's why I'm like this."
Teni stared at him.
"You're not cold, Dami."
He looked up. "No?"
"You're just scared to be warm."
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