[she'd have been grateful to hear that he didn't want to be cruel. she'd had her fill of cruelty and then some in the other world. but even there, she'd done her best to retain kindness, if only because doing so was against the rule of that other place.
her mother would send her to bed without supper if she cried. so that trained it out of her for the most part. she'd still cry while influenced by otherworldly forces (or when she'd think about her son. or her husband back home) but she didn't show weakness easily. she wishes she wasn't quite so "strong," sometimes]
Me? Ideal? [a low, watery chuckle] I'm not sure I've ever been the ideal anything.
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her mother would send her to bed without supper if she cried. so that trained it out of her for the most part. she'd still cry while influenced by otherworldly forces (or when she'd think about her son. or her husband back home) but she didn't show weakness easily. she wishes she wasn't quite so "strong," sometimes]
Me? Ideal? [a low, watery chuckle] I'm not sure I've ever been the ideal anything.