Honestly, it was very unlikely that either of them would escape pain. Luz knew this well, having seen people she cared about being hurt all the time. She would just have to do her best to be vigilant when it came to Lexi!

That was easier said than done, of course.

"Haha, I get it! It's a bit like that actually. It's why I try my best to keep in touch with what everyone's doing. Something bad could happen in the blink of an eye."

[OH MY GOSH YES PLEASE].

"You can only do so much, really. Clothing restrictions can really backfire on you in a pretty deadly way if the wrong thing happens."

And that tended to be the case way too many times.

"Oh, is that all you need? I know how to find out where I can get some that I can pick for us. I'll be sure to get on top of things there!"

The L word was an important one, but she knew she was in that realm with Lexi. She just wasn't a hundred on how that worked.

She looked over at Lexi, touching her cheek.

"I judge me still. For a long time, I was scared I killed them for revenge, eye for an eye style. Truth is, one bad move and they would have known I wasn't a bird and killed me easy. But they wouldn't stop at catching. I knew that. So. I had to do something."