You know it's not about that, [ comes olivia's surprisingly sharp response, her own expression tightening briefly as she meets ramir's eyes. for a moment, she doesn't do much but that, but in the next, she is glancing away once more, the fight leaving her tone and shoulders.
slowly, she lowers herself back down to her seat, quietly reaching for her plate once more. ]
I'm sorry, Ramir, but it's just for the best we don't discuss him.
[ That sharp response gets a quick little flash of a smile, but then they're back to the actual stuff at hand, and Ramir drops it again. She sinks back into her seat too, sitting a little less easily than she was a second ago. ]
Hey, that's fine. We can talk about whatever you wanna, I promise.
[ and yet, olivia cannot help but feel the guilt well up inside her. here ramir was, trying to do something nice for her, just showing concern, and olivia can't even grant her a happy smile... no matter how fake it is.
she wonders if she will ever stop feeling like such a black hole of merriment. ]
I'm sorry for ruining breakfast... [ she sniffles loudly, reaching up to finally wipe at her cheeks and eyes with her sleeve. ]
[ If anything it was her, pressing after what Olivia so vehemently didn't want brought up. But she's used to blame, that's fine. She leans an elbow on the table, attention way more on the other woman than on her cake. ]
Like I said, you don't have to tell me anything... but if you ever want to — you know, talk, rant, cry, whatever — I'm all ears.
[ God, that laugh gets her. That's not the kind of laugh Olivia should be doing. Strong sympathy tugs at her heart, and it's impossible not to reach and find one of Olivia's hands again. ]
It's gonna be, I promise. It's still gonna suck for a while, but not forever. Nothing sucks forever.
[ Which is something she's started to learn herself, actually. She doesn't feel like an authority on the subject, but she's at least confident in the truth of it. ]
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slowly, she lowers herself back down to her seat, quietly reaching for her plate once more. ]
I'm sorry, Ramir, but it's just for the best we don't discuss him.
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Hey, that's fine. We can talk about whatever you wanna, I promise.
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she wonders if she will ever stop feeling like such a black hole of merriment. ]
I'm sorry for ruining breakfast... [ she sniffles loudly, reaching up to finally wipe at her cheeks and eyes with her sleeve. ]
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[ If anything it was her, pressing after what Olivia so vehemently didn't want brought up. But she's used to blame, that's fine. She leans an elbow on the table, attention way more on the other woman than on her cake. ]
Like I said, you don't have to tell me anything... but if you ever want to — you know, talk, rant, cry, whatever — I'm all ears.
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Honestly, I... I'm so tired of crying.
[ yet here she is, doing it all over again. ]
I just want it to be over, Ramir...
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It's gonna be, I promise. It's still gonna suck for a while, but not forever. Nothing sucks forever.
[ Which is something she's started to learn herself, actually. She doesn't feel like an authority on the subject, but she's at least confident in the truth of it. ]
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...Thanks, Ramir. [ she attempts a smile, as if ramir were the one she's trying to reassure here. ] I hope so.