[She lets go of his wrist, sliding her hand up to his shoulder instead, even if she should probably tell him to back off. Ellie knows about the gang war, about the people that died, but she skipped over this detail in the story.]
I'm not looking for sympathy, I just want you to know that I get it.
[Sometimes it occurs to her that she only ever gives away little pieces of herself. Ellie knows about Batgirl, she told Nikolai about her daughter, and Vanadi has this.]
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[She lets go of his wrist, sliding her hand up to his shoulder instead, even if she should probably tell him to back off. Ellie knows about the gang war, about the people that died, but she skipped over this detail in the story.]
I'm not looking for sympathy, I just want you to know that I get it.
[Sometimes it occurs to her that she only ever gives away little pieces of herself. Ellie knows about Batgirl, she told Nikolai about her daughter, and Vanadi has this.]