It's a way that never came to us in that hypothetical.
[ She knows he's thinking of it too. How long they tried, how hard they pushed. He must remember she'd wanted it too. She'd wanted it for him, for the people she loved who lived every day with grief for their homes and their own loved ones. She'd wanted it for the sake of freedom, for the idea of being able to go anywhere she liked someday, a future she'd felt she deserved.
The cost was too high.
But none of it was real.
It's enough to leave your damn head spinning. ]
Maybe it's not impossible. [ Her tone gentles, but there's something sad in it, resigned. ] I can't blame you for trying.
Just... remember you may not be able to control what comes through a door you open. I learned that the hard way. I don't want you to get hurt either.
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[ She knows he's thinking of it too. How long they tried, how hard they pushed. He must remember she'd wanted it too. She'd wanted it for him, for the people she loved who lived every day with grief for their homes and their own loved ones. She'd wanted it for the sake of freedom, for the idea of being able to go anywhere she liked someday, a future she'd felt she deserved.
The cost was too high.
But none of it was real.
It's enough to leave your damn head spinning. ]
Maybe it's not impossible. [ Her tone gentles, but there's something sad in it, resigned. ] I can't blame you for trying.
Just... remember you may not be able to control what comes through a door you open. I learned that the hard way. I don't want you to get hurt either.