[The smile disarms her and actually almost manages to make her reel back enough that her back collides with the broken shards of the mirror - instead she just takes a step back and narrowly avoids that. Needless to say, such a response is.... not the one she was expecting.
Yet he continues on.
What a painful history.
Even though her hands begin to shake, next to her sides as they are, angry on his behalf, there's no tremor in her voice as she has to ask sincerely:]
Why are you looking for reasons for them to not love you?
[Is that how love works? Is that what it's like to search for approval? Lili knows herself to be useless, it's true, but she's never had these thoughts in regards to her own father... and now the seed of doubt is planted in regards to her own life - should she?]
no subject
Yet he continues on.
What a painful history.
Even though her hands begin to shake, next to her sides as they are, angry on his behalf, there's no tremor in her voice as she has to ask sincerely:]
Why are you looking for reasons for them to not love you?
[Is that how love works? Is that what it's like to search for approval? Lili knows herself to be useless, it's true, but she's never had these thoughts in regards to her own father... and now the seed of doubt is planted in regards to her own life - should she?]
Of course they'd still love you...
That isn't your fault either.