bout to get fruit punched

Lore · 10-04-2024, 05:06 PM

Lore had never given much thought to her insides. Never so much as right now, especially. She gulped and felt the motion move through her throat and deeper down inside her, somewhere unknown. The soft things that mother told her to protect. The little girl squared her shoulders, trying to track the feeling of her gulp again, but it disappeared deep inside of her. It was impossible to visualize what her mother meant, although she tried to.

The idea of making a choice - of ceding some part of herself and allowing herself to be vulnerable in the name of protecting some other, more sensitive bit - made her a bit queasy. But mother made her choice clear: they did not run. These were her options. She had to choose. When Thalia closed the distance between them and nosed beneath her chin, she tried to tuck it closer to her chest and stop her mother from exposing her neck. "No! Not the soft part," she said, trying to sound a bit bigger and braver than she felt. "Why is choosing a spot to protect better than running away?" If she managed to flee, couldn't she save all of herself?

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bout to get fruit punched

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Lore