[ why does that line sound so familiar? she's quiet a moment, trying to figure out what it reminds her of when she suddenly realizes that she'd said something similar to karkat's shadow back in february. ]

Right. Because...it's a true facet of yourself that would shield whatever does lie beneath. Not only the desire itself, but in that the result is a creation of yours that is also constructed with yourself as the main building material.

...Or something like that.