'In both my roles as Jinshi and Moon Prince it was my job to utilize your skills and protect you from ' the dangers of being close to me, ' he sighed and there was a long silence as he processed, 'But Yue -as a role- I ' there 's this part of me that wants to love you

fiercely

and watch our own children grow ' and it scares me. And if it scares me I feel like it 's going to scare you. '

She pondered, 'Define 'fiercely '. '

His blush extended to his ears and neck, 'There 's

nothing

refined or controlled, the images are ' vulgar, crude, and for lack of a better term - feral. '

'Isn 't that what intercourse

is

? ' asked the daughter of a courtesan, 'our most basic instinct? '

'But isn 't love supposed to be 'soft and romantic ', ' he raised his head to look her in the eye.

She sat up and put a wet hand on his arm, 'Sometimes. '

'What do you mean

sometimes

? '