“Isn’t the answer obvious?” they asked with a put-upon sigh. “We let them believe we are in a mountain of affection. Let their special hell be the one where they get exactly what they asked for. A couple.” They booped Taron’s nose with their finger. “The worst, most obnoxiously in love couple The Globe has ever seen.” “Why couldn’t you just ask me to kill Claudio?” he muttered. “That would be easier.” “It would be easier to run Marius through with a rapier than pretend to be my boyfriend for a single night?” “I should think you’d thank me,” he said. “Marius is a jerk of the highest order.”
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