[ once again, she holds up a hand. steady; mitigating, almost. perhaps it says something about her life that she expects people to take a bit more guff than this. or else she windmills her way through life, preemptively swinging against the expectation of being talked over; underestimated; sidelined. ]
Heinous as it is, [ dramatic, yes, ] I'd rather you stay.
[ she doesn't want to risk who else she might get stuck with just to make this ludicrous living arrangement work. ]
no subject
[ once again, she holds up a hand. steady; mitigating, almost. perhaps it says something about her life that she expects people to take a bit more guff than this. or else she windmills her way through life, preemptively swinging against the expectation of being talked over; underestimated; sidelined. ]
Heinous as it is, [ dramatic, yes, ] I'd rather you stay.
[ she doesn't want to risk who else she might get stuck with just to make this ludicrous living arrangement work. ]