[ Ahhh, there it is. The double-edged blade. There's an irony in it, that she's spent so long building up a false concept of hope -- "Hope" -- that she'd deliberately weaponized it. Now that her mind is clear, she can look back and actually understand how warped it'd become, and that is an awkward feeling when trying to discuss the topic at all.
Especially with a stranger who sounded like he needed the reassurance more than she deserves. ]
Hope is a funny thing, I think. It's different for everyone! But if you can find your own, then yeah. I think it's good to hold onto it, even if it's hard.
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[ Ahhh, there it is. The double-edged blade. There's an irony in it, that she's spent so long building up a false concept of hope -- "Hope" -- that she'd deliberately weaponized it. Now that her mind is clear, she can look back and actually understand how warped it'd become, and that is an awkward feeling when trying to discuss the topic at all.
Especially with a stranger who sounded like he needed the reassurance more than she deserves. ]
Hope is a funny thing, I think. It's different for everyone! But if you can find your own, then yeah. I think it's good to hold onto it, even if it's hard.