Cycle I: Coming on Strong
The Hidden Voice
The Nerve · 21 (v2.00)
THE HOUSE OF ZAN — Zan

“She didn’t love me anymore. Can you imagine that?”
“No, not really.”
— The Bodyguard

Someone may control the rules, the pace, and the body in front of them.
Attachment gives the other person a choice no amount of power can make for them.
They speak less.
Touch changes.
Devotion stops arriving.
The one who looked stronger cannot make the feeling return.
Authority remains intact.
It becomes useless where they need it most.
The body may still obey.
Affection does not.
A command can alter behavior.
It cannot bring the feeling back.
Force offers nothing against a private change of mind.
The hardest part of needing someone may be discovering their freedom includes the right to stop needing you.