[ Feeling Winter against her makes Lily relax just a little, if only for a few moments. Her eyes draw back to the dark-haired girl, and her arms slips around her shoulders... and almost immediately looks bothered.
Maybe she's right. Maybe she does need to be pushed a bit. Probably, they both do. But... ]
Winter, no. It's not okay if you get hurt! [ That was a little louder than she intended, but her newfound hold around her tightens all the same. ] If I said something like that, you'd be letting me have it right here and now. It's not okay for you, or me, or anyone to get hurt if we can avoid it... Even if we can't sometimes, even if it's bound to happen...
[ She bites her lip. ] Even if I'm scared out of my own mind to even walk outside sometimes, it feels like. But I've promised that I'd push on, that I'd have the courage to be better than that... I promised you I'm not going to let you destroy yourself, okay? You're not. When you talk like that, it sounds too much like- [ She stops herself before she says "The Happy Prince" but it's probably a little late, Winter can probably fill in the gaps herself. ]
...of course, I know... You'd do anything for anyone, so... I don't want to see it as pushing you, letting you get yourself hurt, but I am going to take you with me. I'm going to walk side-by-side with you into whatever it is that's out there, Winter Adamas, and make sure we both are able to come back safe from whatever it is we do.
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Maybe she's right. Maybe she does need to be pushed a bit. Probably, they both do. But... ]
Winter, no. It's not okay if you get hurt! [ That was a little louder than she intended, but her newfound hold around her tightens all the same. ] If I said something like that, you'd be letting me have it right here and now. It's not okay for you, or me, or anyone to get hurt if we can avoid it... Even if we can't sometimes, even if it's bound to happen...
[ She bites her lip. ] Even if I'm scared out of my own mind to even walk outside sometimes, it feels like. But I've promised that I'd push on, that I'd have the courage to be better than that... I promised you I'm not going to let you destroy yourself, okay? You're not. When you talk like that, it sounds too much like- [ She stops herself before she says "The Happy Prince" but it's probably a little late, Winter can probably fill in the gaps herself. ]
...of course, I know... You'd do anything for anyone, so... I don't want to see it as pushing you, letting you get yourself hurt, but I am going to take you with me. I'm going to walk side-by-side with you into whatever it is that's out there, Winter Adamas, and make sure we both are able to come back safe from whatever it is we do.