[She freezes with the door half-open, eyes wide, staring. Clearly, she was not expecting him to come to her- once again, she assumes that she would have upset him, alienated him, driven him away, and once again he's there anyway. Persistent. Loyal, even though she's done nothing to earn it.
You'll never deserve him.
Shut up.]
...I-
[She's anxious. No, not anxious, terrified.
It's ridiculous. She's faced down the most powerful bender in the world. Hostile armies. The finest warriors of all four nations. She orchestrated a bloodless coup of the most powerful and fortified city on the planet without breaking stride. She faced down the Mother of Faces without even flinching.
So why- why would this, of all things, have her adrenaline pumping, her heart racing? Why can't she even find it in her to speak? Why was this- this silly, ridiculous man, who had never once threatened her, why was he the thing that had her too panicked to talk?]
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You'll never deserve him.
Shut up.]
...I-
[She's anxious. No, not anxious, terrified.
It's ridiculous. She's faced down the most powerful bender in the world. Hostile armies. The finest warriors of all four nations. She orchestrated a bloodless coup of the most powerful and fortified city on the planet without breaking stride. She faced down the Mother of Faces without even flinching.
So why- why would this, of all things, have her adrenaline pumping, her heart racing? Why can't she even find it in her to speak? Why was this- this silly, ridiculous man, who had never once threatened her, why was he the thing that had her too panicked to talk?]
...I saw you come outside. I was... concerned.