[And so Alfie shares, too: shares how, despite knowing how much Royce loves him, this is an area where he fears vulnerability; fears being foolish; even sort of fears his feelings that he doesn't have much of a frame of reference for. Hates how he, who prides himself on knowing himself and his world well, finds himself in unfamiliar territory here, and it's scary in a way that he isn't really used to dealing with.]
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