[ >tactical nuke drop to sensitive personal issue, CANNOT FUCKING BELIEVE
She opens her mouth, gaping a bit. Closes it, grits her teeth. She wants to protest, to deny. It's not the same thing at all! If you knew what Lys was like, how stupid and selfish she was.....she deserves to be denied! She deserves to be forgotten! She's not me! THAT'S NOT ME!
If it was anyone else's heart, or just about anyone else's, she just might have.
Hydra covers her face for a long moment. Forces herself to breathe. But she's a Maid of Light, she knows the truth when she hears it. Truth has never promised to always be kind, or easy.
In a strained, trembling voice:]
.....no, that's right. You won't. Because rejection, it's denial. And you can't deal with something you pretend doesn't exist. You can't achieve the balance you need.
Re: DOOM
She opens her mouth, gaping a bit. Closes it, grits her teeth. She wants to protest, to deny. It's not the same thing at all! If you knew what Lys was like, how stupid and selfish she was.....she deserves to be denied! She deserves to be forgotten! She's not me! THAT'S NOT ME!
If it was anyone else's heart, or just about anyone else's, she just might have.
Hydra covers her face for a long moment. Forces herself to breathe. But she's a Maid of Light, she knows the truth when she hears it. Truth has never promised to always be kind, or easy.
In a strained, trembling voice:]
.....no, that's right. You won't. Because rejection, it's denial. And you can't deal with something you pretend doesn't exist. You can't achieve the balance you need.