[ she is grateful, then, that he cannot see her face. see how this, too, is like a strike against her heart, for she worries now that she has done wrong in assuming she's done wrong, but truthfully this is a problem of hers that he is not made to have to handle. she knows her mind can be her worst enemy at times, and she is grateful that he can so calmly remind her of this... even in such indirect ways.
and so she swallows back another apology, nodding instead to acquiesce to his reassurances. ]
I guess... sometimes it's just easier to blame myself, [ she confesses, her voice small once again. she recalls her friend panne, who so coolly encouraged her to stop seeking out her failures, all in the hopes of numbing the pain when it comes. ]
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and so she swallows back another apology, nodding instead to acquiesce to his reassurances. ]
I guess... sometimes it's just easier to blame myself, [ she confesses, her voice small once again. she recalls her friend panne, who so coolly encouraged her to stop seeking out her failures, all in the hopes of numbing the pain when it comes. ]