[What's even more depressing is how so unused to comforting touch Hope is now that she has to resist the urge to pull her hands away. She hasn't allowed herself much of that at all, and there weren't a whole lot of people back home that wanted anywhere near her, anyway.
Her Dad had given her some of that while he was here, but his recent disappearance, well...
...it made all that bad stuff just rise back to the surface.
After a moment's hesitation, she grips onto Caroline's hand in return, swallowing past a knot in her throat as she nods.]
I know. [Her parents hadn't wanted to die, though, and they'd still chosen that route. They'd still left. If she couldn't depend on family to stick around, it was pretty hard to rely on anyone else.
Back home, Caroline was off on some sort of mission, but she'd come back at some point. Alaric wasn't going anywhere. But she also knew they weren't there for her, even if Alaric sometimes tried to play the father figure role.] And I'm fine. But even if I was mad, it wouldn't be at you. Not really. It just...sucks, you know?
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Her Dad had given her some of that while he was here, but his recent disappearance, well...
...it made all that bad stuff just rise back to the surface.
After a moment's hesitation, she grips onto Caroline's hand in return, swallowing past a knot in her throat as she nods.]
I know. [Her parents hadn't wanted to die, though, and they'd still chosen that route. They'd still left. If she couldn't depend on family to stick around, it was pretty hard to rely on anyone else.
Back home, Caroline was off on some sort of mission, but she'd come back at some point. Alaric wasn't going anywhere. But she also knew they weren't there for her, even if Alaric sometimes tried to play the father figure role.] And I'm fine. But even if I was mad, it wouldn't be at you. Not really. It just...sucks, you know?