[ Though More keeps his expression very carefully neutral as Turo speaks, his heart is pounding in his chest with nervous energy. He can take being rejected - in fact, he thought he already had been! But it's the uncertainty that makes this nerve-wracking for a few long moments. And even after Turo is done...

More has to inhale deeply. When he speaks it's no longer with the voice-saving whisper. This is worth the normal volume. ]

I do not need you to be anything but yourself.

[ Turo may not have the nerve to take that hand, but More rests his own over Turo's with a decisive gesture. ]

And if... if you truly feel like not being with me this way is something you might come to regret, I could not be happier. But conversely... I do not require this of you. I may have... ideas... about what I desire, but none take the shape of conditions.

[ A beat. ]

You have my heart, in whatever form you want it.

[ It should feel like a betrayal of Allice, but the sentiment never arises. It's notable only by its absence. ]