Lucien threw me off balance. His icy stare and cold contempt upset the small fragments of frail equilibrium I clung to for dear life. He unsettled me. Shook me in a way that left my soul quivering in a dark corner, confused by the mix of emotions he stirred. And being around someone who hated me without trying to fix it went against my nature. I wanted Lucien to like me. Or if not like me, to at least stop hating me.
