[ he glances backwards - taair's brows are still knit together as the hand comes to his shoulders, but he exhales when it does, finally letting loose some of that immediate, instinctive protectiveness as the light at the end of the funhouse mirrors blinks through, the daylight shining into the darkened maze. ]
... you are a very strong person, but... just like you'd never tolerate it, I hope you know that you need not always fight for yourself unaided anymore, either.
[ to learn to survive like that is an impressive feat. to not crack under the pressure of hateful stares and assassination attempts, cruelties or pain takes a tremendous amount of independence, strength, and likely a spiteful streak a mile wide. to live when others didn't want you to. to still want better, too - he has not forgotten their early talks of dreams, no matter how difficult they were to achieve. ]
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[ he glances backwards - taair's brows are still knit together as the hand comes to his shoulders, but he exhales when it does, finally letting loose some of that immediate, instinctive protectiveness as the light at the end of the funhouse mirrors blinks through, the daylight shining into the darkened maze. ]
... you are a very strong person, but... just like you'd never tolerate it, I hope you know that you need not always fight for yourself unaided anymore, either.
[ to learn to survive like that is an impressive feat. to not crack under the pressure of hateful stares and assassination attempts, cruelties or pain takes a tremendous amount of independence, strength, and likely a spiteful streak a mile wide. to live when others didn't want you to. to still want better, too - he has not forgotten their early talks of dreams, no matter how difficult they were to achieve. ]