No no no no no, anon, you were fine! You were absolutely fine, and it was perfectly correct, I understood exactly what you meant, and where you were coming from. No worries at all, at all.
I’d simply meant these discussions overall were starting to become something odd to read, in that for what seemed a sweet f/f ship (albeit with some cheating), now we’re just looking for how low the characters will go. It wasn’t about you or your choice of words at all, anon!