[ She can say it. She must say it. She's said it before with Lauren- before there was hope, before there was a cure but now? It sticks like nettles in her throat, cutting and bitter and raw. This is their failure.
Her failure.
'We killed him.'
Three words but all that comes out is- ]
We failed.
[ Soft and small and so very angry. She should've been better. She should've been able to see, should have listened. Assuming she knows, assuming she is- her thoughts scatter in the face of Ruby's warmth and compassion, her heart heavy and sore and shuddering like the rest of her. Somewhere in all of this she's begun trembling, shivering as she finally reaches up to cling back. ]
no subject
Her failure.
'We killed him.'
Three words but all that comes out is- ]
We failed.
[ Soft and small and so very angry. She should've been better. She should've been able to see, should have listened. Assuming she knows, assuming she is- her thoughts scatter in the face of Ruby's warmth and compassion, her heart heavy and sore and shuddering like the rest of her. Somewhere in all of this she's begun trembling, shivering as she finally reaches up to cling back. ]
I failed.