[ :) affection week is every week... he looks pleased by this, expression brightening up for a moment as they walk along the market ]

I don't think I could ever be afraid of you.

[ but he'll look thoughtful for a moment before answering ]

People thought I was cursed—sometimes they still do. I was caught in a fire when I was younger, and the scar that was left behind was... strange. [ phantom of the opera ass ] And the island is already superstitious.