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"Those who want a mask have to wear" by CutLikeDiamonds
Fandoms: Merrily We Roll Along - Sondheim/Furth
20 Feb 2026
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“A man whose desire is to be something separate from himself, […], invariably succeeds in being what he wants to be. That is his punishment. Those who want a mask have to wear it.” Those words by Oscar Wilde suddenly, involuntarily popped into Frank’s head. It’s funny because he used to think it was quite a silly quote. It was Charley, not him, who worshiped anything Wilde had written, and who had four different copies of De Profundis scattered around the apartment when they used to live together.
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Frank grows introspective after Mary walks out during the party, and does some thinking about his life.
Then he has a long overdue conversation with Charley.