[ bob cat's affection pulls a small laugh out of her against her will, and she looks down at him smiling, scooping the cat out of her lap to cuddle him closer. ]
[ she's fine, mostly, because sometimes her parental trauma pales in comparison to other kinds - like tartarus - but it doesn't mean the emotional wreck of her early childhood doesn't linger, doesn't infect the way she interacts with the world. it's part of why she clings so hard to the people who do come to care about her, a constant battle against her abandonment issues. it's better too though, now that she has percy, and sally, and piper, and everyone else that keeps the count going. ]
[ and cassian, who as good as tells her he's one of the number that counters the loneliness of her youth. it means more to her than she can say, which is why she won't say it. ]
I owe you an apology. [ that's what she'll blurt instead. ]
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[ she's fine, mostly, because sometimes her parental trauma pales in comparison to other kinds - like tartarus - but it doesn't mean the emotional wreck of her early childhood doesn't linger, doesn't infect the way she interacts with the world. it's part of why she clings so hard to the people who do come to care about her, a constant battle against her abandonment issues. it's better too though, now that she has percy, and sally, and piper, and everyone else that keeps the count going. ]
[ and cassian, who as good as tells her he's one of the number that counters the loneliness of her youth. it means more to her than she can say, which is why she won't say it. ]
I owe you an apology. [ that's what she'll blurt instead. ]