Elias looked at the book, and then he looked at Claire. He saw the frayed cuff of her sweater. He saw the lack of lipstick. He saw the cracks in her own polish.
Claire blinked. "What?"
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"I am not raw material!" Elias snapped, causing a nearby vendor to look over. "I am not a project for you to restore. I am a person. I have rough edges. I like boring history and whole milk and sometimes I don't want to talk, I just want to sit in silence. And if I can't do that, then this… this perfect thing you built? It’s just a hollow shell." Elias looked at the book, and then he looked at Claire