No one's manipulating you here.

[ This is said gently. ]

The powers you're given, you can choose whether or not to use them. They're a gift you can either embrace or passively ignore. But I promise you they're no curse.

[ She holds up her palm and with a red, glowing light, she produces a single red rose out of it, smiling toward him. ]

There can be a beauty to it, if you trust yourself to find it.