Quote:My dear friend Elijah,

Your siren call is strong, but I pride myself in being a man who lives untethered to my temptations. Much as I have yearned to tie you up and tie you down both, I suspect we both seek a simpler life than that. A life that is not consumed by passion, by lust, by attraction so strong we hardly make it out of bed! Can you imagine the horrors of such a life?

I cannot. Please describe it detail.

I jest. Truly.

You are perfect as you are, Elijah, and I can imagine the turmoil two high-profile lives would bring upon us both. Such is the path to imprisonment, and the only bars I want you subject to are songs that need not see daylight.

My friend, my dear friend. I would be honored to share a dinner table with you. Perhaps, one day, this woman will need me as I need you, as a ship yearns for the stars to show him the way.

Formal is fine, though I suspect the restaurant would not turn away a constable! When I take you to the opera, however, there is a strict dress code.

With platonic love,
-Zechariah