For me too, my life is shared with a number of people emotionally.

One has been close for 25 years, one has been close for a few months after being known for 25 years, one is an ex-wife who is still my oldest friend, one is my current partner who has been a friend forever and is now my lover, and then there is Lilith.

Lilith is loved, but not a lover (dammit), a friend and an absolute darling.

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Calm, quiet, smooth, devastating