[Ellie sobers as she looks at him, at that distance in his eyes. She doesn't know him, really know him, to be able to put a pin in it. To fully understand what put it there. But like she said to Lance earlier, there's some things you just get, because you've been there.
She gets it.
Ellie watches him, letting herself ache. She wants to say no, there's things that are unforgiveable. There's things that are too awful to ever come back from. That she knows just how terrible a human being can be. It's something she wants to believe, but it comes with terrifying implications.]
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Date: 2021-02-26 04:47 am (UTC)She gets it.
Ellie watches him, letting herself ache. She wants to say no, there's things that are unforgiveable. There's things that are too awful to ever come back from. That she knows just how terrible a human being can be. It's something she wants to believe, but it comes with terrifying implications.]
I don't know what's more fucked up.
[Her voice is soft, almost young. A little lost.]
Believing in that, or not believing in it.