Maybe In Another Life (This Is The Only One We'll Meet.)

Doctor Veritas Ratio wasn’t one to indulge in his emotions. He’d preferred to love from afar, as he did the majority of the time. Whether it be platonically or romantically, he kept his emotions to himself. Especially when it came to Aventurine. He’d learned early on that the other has walls up for defense, that his half-truths and full lies were all to keep those walls strong.