Yet she finds herself hurt by this truth, her eyes widening even as she fixates her gaze to the ground. Her shoulders curl inward, her entire body wanting to curl inward, and she takes measured breaths as if that would help her be able to parse through this.
Even if she'd seen it herself, seen the way that Leon had given up when facing his death, it's something else to hear it from his lips. Perhaps not for the first time, but even repetition doesn't quite manage to take the sting away.]
If -
[If you were in my position is too cruel. She stops herself before she finishes.]
He's honestly a little surprised by Lili's reaction. He'd thought it was a positive thing. She was concerned about being stronger than him still, wasn't she? But this makes it clear. She still is. Regardless of what happened, she is still fighting, and she is still strong.
She is still enough.
And she should never doubt that.
Because Leon doesn't know if he'd fight against it even now, if that was what came to be. If he had to die.... perhaps that would be as it should be.
He's not supposed to be alive anyway.]
... I fail to see how that is any of your business. Regardless, I would not be in that situation again, so it does not matter.
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Yet she finds herself hurt by this truth, her eyes widening even as she fixates her gaze to the ground. Her shoulders curl inward, her entire body wanting to curl inward, and she takes measured breaths as if that would help her be able to parse through this.
Even if she'd seen it herself, seen the way that Leon had given up when facing his death, it's something else to hear it from his lips. Perhaps not for the first time, but even repetition doesn't quite manage to take the sting away.]
If -
[If you were in my position is too cruel. She stops herself before she finishes.]
... You'd fight against it now, wouldn't you?
[Right?]
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He's honestly a little surprised by Lili's reaction. He'd thought it was a positive thing. She was concerned about being stronger than him still, wasn't she? But this makes it clear. She still is. Regardless of what happened, she is still fighting, and she is still strong.
She is still enough.
And she should never doubt that.
Because Leon doesn't know if he'd fight against it even now, if that was what came to be. If he had to die.... perhaps that would be as it should be.
He's not supposed to be alive anyway.]
... I fail to see how that is any of your business. Regardless, I would not be in that situation again, so it does not matter.
[Probably.
And if he is.... then that's that.]