[ The pause before sentimental pulls at something in the back of her brain, like this is important. Like she should pay attention to this because maybe her hunch was right. He's playing to what will appease her and while it would normally be enough to distract her, the questioning of the earring has pulled everything into the forefront for her.
Hollowness begins to take root in her chest, eating away at the buoyancy from before, slowly bringing her back down to reality. She'd tell him she had feelings for him, but then she'd leave it at that, she thinks. This is an answer in and of itself. How could she possibly compare, how could there possibly be room for her when this feels like a decision that's already been made and solidified? That's just how life worked when it came to matters of the heart, didn't it? The difference now is that with the hollowness there's acceptance too.
Her arms stay crossed over her chest but instead of it being in protest, it looks like it's a shield as if this will somehow make her feel less small than she feels at that moment. ]
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Hollowness begins to take root in her chest, eating away at the buoyancy from before, slowly bringing her back down to reality. She'd tell him she had feelings for him, but then she'd leave it at that, she thinks. This is an answer in and of itself. How could she possibly compare, how could there possibly be room for her when this feels like a decision that's already been made and solidified? That's just how life worked when it came to matters of the heart, didn't it? The difference now is that with the hollowness there's acceptance too.
Her arms stay crossed over her chest but instead of it being in protest, it looks like it's a shield as if this will somehow make her feel less small than she feels at that moment. ]
Is it for Claude?