( she/her. icon by spacedlexi )
[ her laugh lacks any humor. ]
.. i'd do it all again, though, for him.
[ her laugh lacks any humor. ]
.. i'd do it all again, though, for him.
[ she takes the bottle from them, uncapping it and drinking more than she probably should. she doesn't even flinch. ]
it's never easy.. but you have something, someone to fight for. so fight as hard as you can.
..don't think about the battle. just —
[ she takes the bottle from them, uncapping it and drinking more than she probably should. she doesn't even flinch. ]
it's never easy.. but you have something, someone to fight for. so fight as hard as you can.
..don't think about the battle. just —
[ she knows "i'm sorry" and "that sucks" never actually does anything to make anyone feel better; she's been hearing that shit for years. she stares forward with them, processing everything she just heard. ]
i don't have the same experience, not really, —
[ she knows "i'm sorry" and "that sucks" never actually does anything to make anyone feel better; she's been hearing that shit for years. she stares forward with them, processing everything she just heard. ]
i don't have the same experience, not really, —
[ a kind of "that's it?" tone as she looks at them, urging them to continue.. because surely that can't be all, right? it's not exactly *surprising* information, considering the state of the world.. gangs, groups, tribes, whatever. it's all the same. ]
[ a kind of "that's it?" tone as she looks at them, urging them to continue.. because surely that can't be all, right? it's not exactly *surprising* information, considering the state of the world.. gangs, groups, tribes, whatever. it's all the same. ]
[ she says it easily, frowning. ]
.. don't feel bad about it when i'm the one who offered. it's not like you're just dumping it on me out of nowhere.
[ .. like some people. ]
[ she says it easily, frowning. ]
.. don't feel bad about it when i'm the one who offered. it's not like you're just dumping it on me out of nowhere.
[ .. like some people. ]
[ it's a habit for her, apparently, to fuck up the day of everyone around her. god. ]
[ it's a habit for her, apparently, to fuck up the day of everyone around her. god. ]
[ she trails off, hunching in on herself a little bit. she probably shouldn't let them see the pack of cigarettes in her pocket, either. ]
.. i don't do it in front of aj.
[ she trails off, hunching in on herself a little bit. she probably shouldn't let them see the pack of cigarettes in her pocket, either. ]
.. i don't do it in front of aj.
...
... sorry.
...
... sorry.
[ she pulls a bottle from her bag; about one third is left. offering it to them. ]
.. i don't really have any fancy glasses or anything.
[ she pulls a bottle from her bag; about one third is left. offering it to them. ]
.. i don't really have any fancy glasses or anything.
[ it's all she can really say. she's looking at them like she thinks they're kind of stupid but is very much trying to be nice about it. ]
[ it's all she can really say. she's looking at them like she thinks they're kind of stupid but is very much trying to be nice about it. ]