[ She’s about to say it’s fine? It’s whatever? Shit happens? This is kinda what she deserves, anyway?
She freezes, her body tense before it relaxes; affection had always been like a blade hidden behind the soft pretense of safety. Her mother would come to hold her in her arms and only resume her abuse quickly after — it skewed her perspective of it completely.
But time spent here has helped. She’s adapted, realized that not everyone here is looking to harm her. It’s still a bit unfamiliar, bit scary, but she allows it soon enough. Being held isn’t so bad, especially when there’s the possibility that it may be the last time she’ll be embraced in a life that so feverishly hated her. ]
cw: domestic abuse
[ She’s about to say it’s fine? It’s whatever? Shit happens? This is kinda what she deserves, anyway?
She freezes, her body tense before it relaxes; affection had always been like a blade hidden behind the soft pretense of safety. Her mother would come to hold her in her arms and only resume her abuse quickly after — it skewed her perspective of it completely.
But time spent here has helped. She’s adapted, realized that not everyone here is looking to harm her. It’s still a bit unfamiliar, bit scary, but she allows it soon enough. Being held isn’t so bad, especially when there’s the possibility that it may be the last time she’ll be embraced in a life that so feverishly hated her. ]
… Sorry. I’m really sorry.
[ She wraps her arms around her loosely. ]