From the very beginning, Penelope and Colin existed in different emotional time zones.
Penelope’s feelings were immediate, consistent, and deeply internalized. She loved quietly, watching from the edges of ballrooms, memorizing Colin’s moods while shrinking herself to remain unproblematic.
That imbalance created the first major conflict of their relationship:
emotional visibility versus emotional safety.
Penelope learned early that loving Colin meant staying invisible.
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