Cycle I: Coming on Strong
The Hidden Voice
The Nerve · 17 (v2.00)
THE HOUSE OF ZAN — Zan

“I have this dream of being whole. Of not going to sleep each night wanting.”
— Practical Magic

Two people may be drawn to the same unhealthy relationship.
One wants to become necessary.
Complete dependence brings the other relief.
Neither desire has to be faked.
The attraction can be real.
Their plans could be sincere.
A shared life takes shape before either knows how their partner responds to limits.
Disappointment.
Jealousy.
Change.
They build the fantasy together.
Very little of it has been tested.
Matching intensity may seem to prove the relationship will work.
It only shows the fantasy is mutual.
Sometimes they know exactly what they want from each other and almost nothing about what living it will require.