Silence never bothered me before. But hers felt deliberate and Personal. Jk~“You seem to have a voice when it suits you....but with me? You turn into stone!” She doesn’t understand the accusation fully—but she feels it. And that’s where her fear begins. Yn~“If only you could see my hands young master! You’d know I was screaming.” ________________ Even when I thought she was defying me… I still wanted her close. Jk~ “You don’t speak… but you’re the loudest presence in this room.” Is this comfort… or possession?