Chapter 23: Contradiction Incarnate (2/2)

I don’t know much about sex, but whatever I’ve learned froh for me to say that it can only be truly enjoyed by both the parties if it is mutually consentual

Lack of consent means one or both of them were forced into it by some situation

Or, they didn’t find the other one to be attractive enough, equal in social standing, or care enough about them

Do any of those conditions apply to us?”

Saying that he got closer to Nina and e her head on his chest with her eyes closed and listening to him She could feel his care and affection in his touch and his spoken words Those actions itated mind Eren continued:

“I dont know about you, but if you askparty in this act Neither you, nor someone else, not even my eer point, but whatever happened after that was le, so we are not cheating on anybody I find you attractive I even adore you You are thelady I’ve ever seen in my short life Yes, I may meet ladies that are more attractive than you in future But no e Janes to country-toppling beauties, I can say with certainty that your place in my heart will be unshaken

Your existence is paramount in my life, even more than my parents that weren’t there for me But you were And have been That’s why I cherish our bondand see it beyond the conventional concepts

Even beforewith you The reasonthe sole important person in my life that took care ofsoon turned into fondness because of your way of treatinga better person overall

From the veryat you Observing you when you weren’t looking I wanted to be like you Help you And give you the care and protection that you need and deserve Me wanting to becos

The awakening has only helped s towards you

You don’t need to play as my mother, neither do I need to play as your child You ured it out by now but I hate parent-child relationshi+ps They have lost all value in my eyes And I don’t want to associate that relationshi+p e have

I don’t regret being treated as a ret it if we stop this way of showing affection now just because the baggage in your mind is lifted Am I that disposable to you?”