kaveh takes a stand, not because he has an ounce of self-respect. it is exactly because he does not that he voices his concerns. it is because he would much rather be used the way he is meant to be that he speaks up. the normalcy is sickening. this is not a life he is meant to be part of.
still. still. the words make him recoil. it shows on his body, the way kaveh nearly cowers, the way he takes a step back, the way he lowers his head. what an embarrassing situation to be in. that a client could bring such a reaction out of him is repugnant. it eats at him, and kaveh feels himself bleed. saying no means defiance, and a want for autonomy. kaveh neither wants, nor has known independence in twenty years.
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kaveh takes a stand, not because he has an ounce of self-respect. it is exactly because he does not that he voices his concerns. it is because he would much rather be used the way he is meant to be that he speaks up. the normalcy is sickening. this is not a life he is meant to be part of.
still. still. the words make him recoil. it shows on his body, the way kaveh nearly cowers, the way he takes a step back, the way he lowers his head. what an embarrassing situation to be in. that a client could bring such a reaction out of him is repugnant. it eats at him, and kaveh feels himself bleed. saying no means defiance, and a want for autonomy. kaveh neither wants, nor has known independence in twenty years.
he looks away, and accepts defeat. ]
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