[ She finishes her sandwich, and cleans up the kitchen as a distraction.
Despite her nap earlier, it doesn't take her long to drift off when she makes it back to the couch.
And she has another nightmare. One she hasn't had in years. She's by the river again, everything is the same as it was that day, only now she's grown. She's grown and her family is there. They're talking to her. Telling her that she's worthless, defective. Broken. They don't want her. They don't love her. They never have. And then they push her in.
There's no rescue this time- her abilities won't respond- and she's swept away, pulled under by the current.
She wakes up gasping and crying and shaking. It takes her a moment to collect herself, and she just sits there in the dark for a while. Eventually, and against her better judgement, she pads into Owen's room, and crawls into bed next to him. She doesn't even bother to shift this time. She just needs to know that someone, anyone, is there. So she curls as close as she dares, silent sobs occasionally shaking through her. ]
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Despite her nap earlier, it doesn't take her long to drift off when she makes it back to the couch.
And she has another nightmare. One she hasn't had in years. She's by the river again, everything is the same as it was that day, only now she's grown. She's grown and her family is there. They're talking to her. Telling her that she's worthless, defective. Broken. They don't want her. They don't love her. They never have. And then they push her in.
There's no rescue this time- her abilities won't respond- and she's swept away, pulled under by the current.
She wakes up gasping and crying and shaking. It takes her a moment to collect herself, and she just sits there in the dark for a while. Eventually, and against her better judgement, she pads into Owen's room, and crawls into bed next to him. She doesn't even bother to shift this time. She just needs to know that someone, anyone, is there. So she curls as close as she dares, silent sobs occasionally shaking through her. ]