[If there had been even the slightest doubt in her mind about what he had meant, if there had been any misconception about his phrasing? It was completely gone now. Part of her wants to sabotage everything, to ruin everything she's worked so hard for; it's easier. It's a way out of commitment, it's a way to close herself off.
But she can't and she won't.
Zatanna lifts her hand from his arm and brings it to the side of his face. He's so cold, but she should have expected that. She shakes her head, brows furrowed sympathetically.]
I can't do that and you know it. Our timing is off, we're out of sync. [But she can't crush him completely. She doesn't want to. She likes him. Everything about him, really.] Another time, another place.
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But she can't and she won't.
Zatanna lifts her hand from his arm and brings it to the side of his face. He's so cold, but she should have expected that. She shakes her head, brows furrowed sympathetically.]
I can't do that and you know it. Our timing is off, we're out of sync. [But she can't crush him completely. She doesn't want to. She likes him. Everything about him, really.] Another time, another place.