[she barely had time to process the first part before Neo was already finishing the second, and it took a moment, still in time, for the words to get from her eyes to her brain. she felt her jaw hanging slightly open, her eyes widening, and it almost felt stupid (she almost felt stupid) but her arms moved around Neo's shoulders and hugged her close before Emerald could even make words happen properly.]
[she inhaled sharply after a moment and tried to control her words.]
Nobody's ever said that they would be willing to die for me. I've always been the one saying it to them. [that's. the stupid part. that was the worst part, that she had to hear it come from her own voice.] I've never mattered to anyone like that before. I don't know what it's like. I don't know how I'm supposed to feel when someone actually does it.
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Date: 2020-11-06 09:16 pm (UTC)[she inhaled sharply after a moment and tried to control her words.]
Nobody's ever said that they would be willing to die for me. I've always been the one saying it to them. [that's. the stupid part. that was the worst part, that she had to hear it come from her own voice.] I've never mattered to anyone like that before. I don't know what it's like. I don't know how I'm supposed to feel when someone actually does it.