shiny objects

"You'll never know. But you cannot say I never told you. Nor did I avoid trying. I hid such power in the puzzles, but it mattered not. You didn't have the time or desire to decipher them.

"Maybe I only truly wanted you if you wanted me badly enough. And you didn't. So I'll stifle the desires. I'll choke the emotions. Not to kill them, that may be dangerous. Just to send them into a coma. Or into catatonia. Either way, they will drift away. You're right. I'll be free. But not instantly. It will take time to dwell on the choices you've made. The actions you've taken. But in that dwelling, the fireplace is lit. The cold stone is warming, slowly...

"I can't avoid music that reminds me of you, but I refuse to avoid music. You're never going to read this. And no one will ever tell you. But still I feel the satisfaction. Good enough."