[ the levee breaks. tears roll down her cheeks — not just due to the pain she sees in him, though she can feel it now, great and considerable, reminding her that he hates her for this, that he sees her as a monster. but also because she doesn't like having to do it either. it's simply necessary.
it's a gift, without which poe would never be able to find peace in this life. she wants him to be free of that suffering. if it will take just a little more to get there, well—like he said. the right thing is rarely easy to do. ]
Shh. [ she can't stand to hear him as she delves into his mind. ] Please, just stop.
[ it sounds like she is the one being tortured. and, buried in his mind as she is, she feels it just as keenly. only she feels too the guilt, and knows that it will be with her forever. poe, soon, will be free of this.
she roots around, tearing down the barriers he tries to put up. searching for that one moment, the instant that made it impossible for him to understand her. something in his life, in his upbringing, that kept him from seeing it. that would be what she took. ]
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[ the levee breaks. tears roll down her cheeks — not just due to the pain she sees in him, though she can feel it now, great and considerable, reminding her that he hates her for this, that he sees her as a monster. but also because she doesn't like having to do it either. it's simply necessary.
it's a gift, without which poe would never be able to find peace in this life. she wants him to be free of that suffering. if it will take just a little more to get there, well—like he said. the right thing is rarely easy to do. ]
Shh. [ she can't stand to hear him as she delves into his mind. ] Please, just stop.
[ it sounds like she is the one being tortured. and, buried in his mind as she is, she feels it just as keenly. only she feels too the guilt, and knows that it will be with her forever. poe, soon, will be free of this.
she roots around, tearing down the barriers he tries to put up. searching for that one moment, the instant that made it impossible for him to understand her. something in his life, in his upbringing, that kept him from seeing it. that would be what she took. ]