[ She blinks a few times, first, and lets the laces drop.
When she looks up, her expression is acutely vulnerable in ways she resisted and avoided for so long. Maybe she thought that if he kept pretending - pretending that she felt confident, felt whole, felt strong - it would just be true.
Maybe she never really put herself back together after Scott's death ripped her heart out. Maybe that's why getting him back didn't feel quite real. ]
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When she looks up, her expression is acutely vulnerable in ways she resisted and avoided for so long. Maybe she thought that if he kept pretending - pretending that she felt confident, felt whole, felt strong - it would just be true.
Maybe she never really put herself back together after Scott's death ripped her heart out. Maybe that's why getting him back didn't feel quite real. ]