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[At the question, Genesis couldn't help but look away in an attempt to hide the way his expression softened. People had given him sympathies over losing Carmine, but after that, little was said about her. It made him sad, somehow-- the fact that at the end of the day, she was just another soul returned to her world and only he seemed to treasure her memory, as well as that of everyone else he loved.

But among all of them, she shone the brightest. An all-consuming flame that overwhelmed his own fire as a weapon.

It takes him a while to speak as he gathers his thoughts first to prevent himself from making a mess with his words.]

We were lovers.