[She nods a little, then opens her mouth to tell him to stop. When she does, a fresh bubble of raw emotion slowly rises, and catches in her throat as fresh tears rise in her eyes, hot and raw and still stinging.
She covers her mouth, swallowing back the tears. It still hurts, but...not as bad. And she's almost afraid to feel that fury and grief again, at least just yet.
Taking a couple deep breaths through her nose, steadying herself with relative ease, she uncovers her mouth and tries again.]
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She covers her mouth, swallowing back the tears. It still hurts, but...not as bad. And she's almost afraid to feel that fury and grief again, at least just yet.
Taking a couple deep breaths through her nose, steadying herself with relative ease, she uncovers her mouth and tries again.]
Will it...wear off after a while?