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The question for Avi was not whether she could give up her ambitions for Orion, but rather how far could Orion go for someone he knows he can never truly have. Avi, in Orion's little conclusion of her, was always going to belong to herself. That's what made her so bewitching, that's what made her so fragile to hold, and that's what makes Orion hold his breath whenever he's around her that all he could do was admire from a safe distance.
Yes he was selfless, most especially to her. Orion wanted nothing more but to linger in the premises that she would allow him to, and he would not demand more, he swore. He swore, he swore. But the measure of his selflessness is not about his obedience to her boundaries, but rather in his acquiescence to let her go.
A tale about connection, bargaining, and eventual surrender. Is love worth pursuing in the presence of uncertainty and passionate promises made in the heat of the moment? And most importantly, does it matter how it ends when all you've really lived through was the in-between moments?