effy greengrass.

As had been the case for most of her life, Johanna had been taken against her will to the town's memorial bonfire, her doctors claiming it might be good for her to get some closure, and to be part of the community. But as usual, they didn't know shit. Jo could barely contain her laughter during the leaders' speeches, and she gave up pretending altogether once she saw the Rebels begin carving names into the stone. Johanna called out, unmoving from her assigned chair next to the nurse escort. "You sure they're really dead, though?"

Effy hadn't initially planned to attend the bonfire, knowing she lacked both empathy and patience. The grief wasn't hers, and she wasn't keen on the idea of sharing such an overbearing emotion. But Cas and Cedric had both seen the importance in showing up, so with a bitter reluctance, here she was, watching the rebels mourn names she didn't even recognise. It was only Johanna's laughter throughout the ceremony that proved to lighten Effy's mood, and realising she'd be better suited sat beside her friend, she dismissed herself from the boys to join Johanna instead.