[ growing, she thinks with a little gust of breath, is one word for it. trying to, at any rate, through the growing pains; like flowers left to try to survive under a desert sun. more's the point — ]
Would you look at that. A touch of optimism from you, and you didn't combust into unholy flame.
It appears you're capable of it, after all.
[ checkmate. it's the saddest checkmate ever, derived from the most tragic circumstances possible, but — a proven point is a proven point. small victories. ]
[ It's not as if their situations could get worse, surely? Tadpoles, the ever present threat of danger, the fear of never being able to overcome anything... Well, he can imagine fewer worse things. ]
Not this time, but if I try it again I'm sure it'll be the end of me.
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Would you look at that. A touch of optimism from you, and you didn't combust into unholy flame.
It appears you're capable of it, after all.
[ checkmate. it's the saddest checkmate ever, derived from the most tragic circumstances possible, but — a proven point is a proven point. small victories. ]
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Not this time, but if I try it again I'm sure it'll be the end of me.
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[ a recovering goth girl and vampire spawn walk into a camp of weirdos. the humor is predictably morbid. ]
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[ a message doesn't need to be audible to imagine the bone-dry sarcasm behind it, as it turns out. ]
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