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growling memes || accepting!

     Lena prides herself on always knowing what to say. It’s a gift! She’s bright and warm and bubbly and every time a friend feels bold enough to open up to her, she does her absolute best to cheer them up, and normally, it works! That’s her whole thing, isn’t it?

     But this… Oh, this is different. What Widow — what Amélie went through, it’s horrible. This whole thing is all so tangled and messy and complicated, and when Lena looks at Amélie, she has to firmly remind herself that she is not the same as that other woman. Amélie is scared and hurting and in need, and Lena was serious when she promised she’d help. That’s her duty. Amélie needs someone, needs her.

     Lena takes in a careful breath, fingers twitching like she wants to clasp Amélie’s shoulder; she thinks better of it and instead shifts her hands to her own lap. “I don’t know,” she answers openly, honestly, guilt heavy in her tone. “I don’t know. Trauma affects everyone differently, and I don’t have the ability to see into the future. Nobody has all the answers when it comes to this stuff.”