Cerrit's feathers fluff slightly.
"My concern is that tension between you and me is going to cause pain to a sweet, brilliant man we both care about. I had hoped to defuse that up front, for his sake."
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Cerrit's feathers fluff slightly.
"My concern is that tension between you and me is going to cause pain to a sweet, brilliant man we both care about. I had hoped to defuse that up front, for his sake."