[ Say what you will of the drudgery that comes with abusive childhoods, but it certainly makes one attentive to pain and suffering. Rapunzel's shoulders soften. Every trace of tension drains from her body, leaving only the knots in her heart and that clench when she looks at her new friend's face.
Then she's at Lili's side, just like that. Without regard for custom or what is and isn't appropriate. Lili's only slightly taller than she is, but she makes do, holding her arm at a crook as if to offer comfort, provided Lili's comfortable with it. And all the while she's telling herself not to think too hard about what these truths mean for her. Telling herself that Lili is wrong when she's very, very right to be afraid.
If she does, she'll fall apart too. ]
Hey. You escaped a trash heap! And a fiery death! We are here together, Lili. And we can't just let these - faceless monsters dictate how we feel.
...You can cry for now. But don't let them convince someone as pretty as you to cry forever.
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Then she's at Lili's side, just like that. Without regard for custom or what is and isn't appropriate. Lili's only slightly taller than she is, but she makes do, holding her arm at a crook as if to offer comfort, provided Lili's comfortable with it. And all the while she's telling herself not to think too hard about what these truths mean for her. Telling herself that Lili is wrong when she's very, very right to be afraid.
If she does, she'll fall apart too. ]
Hey. You escaped a trash heap! And a fiery death! We are here together, Lili. And we can't just let these - faceless monsters dictate how we feel.
...You can cry for now. But don't let them convince someone as pretty as you to cry forever.