( Some part of her hoped Stephanie would react more, that she's rebel against what Helena was saying, that she'd damn her and remember the difference between them, that it might make that bat on her chest define itself again. Sometimes Helena likes to wish for the impossible.
She was never very good at manipulation, unfortunately, and she grits her teeth with irritation. Stephanie really isn't a kid any more, it seems - the second people become adults, it's so much harder to deal with them. Her hand drops from her hip, and the air feels sharp against her lungs, even if her breath is steady. ) Right.
( The easy solutions never work. Should have known that already, Huntress.)
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She was never very good at manipulation, unfortunately, and she grits her teeth with irritation. Stephanie really isn't a kid any more, it seems - the second people become adults, it's so much harder to deal with them. Her hand drops from her hip, and the air feels sharp against her lungs, even if her breath is steady. ) Right.
( The easy solutions never work. Should have known that already, Huntress.)