[She is watching, so so carefully. Calling her out on her idiocy and disappointment is to be expected, but-
When he admits that he would protect her with his life, the mask cracks. It was already loosened, but there is a moment of unexpected, open-mouthed vulnerability. That's the second time he's so unabashedly admitted that he cared. He's right, her past is stacking against her and she's playing right into it. She doesn't know any other way to live.
But that's no excuse, and it's about time that someone reminded her she is Celestia fucking Ludenberg. And she doesn't give up for shit.
In a blink, she feels and looks more like herself in weeks, leaning back in her chair and watching him with a half-lidded smile. But there's an awareness in her eyes that had been so so empty before, when she was trying to fill that hole of despair with more pain.]
Hm, this is what I meant by you being of the far too noble sort, Atem.
[And the fire is back under her ass.]
But I suppose every lady deserves a noble sort-of friend.
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2021-07-08 17:18 (UTC)When he admits that he would protect her with his life, the mask cracks. It was already loosened, but there is a moment of unexpected, open-mouthed vulnerability. That's the second time he's so unabashedly admitted that he cared. He's right, her past is stacking against her and she's playing right into it. She doesn't know any other way to live.
But that's no excuse, and it's about time that someone reminded her she is Celestia fucking Ludenberg. And she doesn't give up for shit.
In a blink, she feels and looks more like herself in weeks, leaning back in her chair and watching him with a half-lidded smile. But there's an awareness in her eyes that had been so so empty before, when she was trying to fill that hole of despair with more pain.]
Hm, this is what I meant by you being of the far too noble sort, Atem.
[And the fire is back under her ass.]
But I suppose every lady deserves a noble sort-of friend.