#odette vc i can take care of myself just fine but.....t-thank you......you goober...

[avosloved]

“I love you. Of course I’m gonna defend you like that.”

            she had never been the type who needed to be protected.

       for as long as she could remember, she’d been defending herself. hers was a heart locked behind a barbed wire cage, a frozen mass of flesh that simply let those pitiful weapons that others called words  (  insults, curses  ——  )  merely roll off of the cool surface as though they were nothing. yet somehow, she’d been more sensitive than usual this time. perhaps it was the pang of loss that she still felt for those that had perished, or perhaps it was the recent lack of sleep that was messing with her emotions.

       he’d come to her defense so suddenly  (  and without a second thought  ——  )  that she hadn’t given much thought as to why he did it. she almost feels silly thinking back on it now, really. he loved her  ——  and as he said, of course he was going to defend her. that’s what one did when they gave their heart to another, was it not? she knows she would do the same for him without question…so should she really expect anything less of him? she won’t deny that it’s a comforting feeling, in some ways. to know that she’d always have someone to rely on, to be strong when she cannot be so  ——  goodness, however did she become so blessed?

       “  i love you too, but…  ”  pink lips press together into a mock pout as delicate fingers entwine themselves with his, giving his hand a gentle squeeze.  “  i’m perfectly capable of standing up for myself, you know. i’ve been doing it my entire life.  ”  she wasn’t born a person strong of heart,  (  heavens above knew that all too well  ——  )  she had to forge her strength from scratch.  “  but…thank you, darling. i hope you know i do truly appreciate it.  ”

       protectiveness starters  |  accepting.