[ as tempting as i don't know is as an answer, knowing it'll excuse her from saying anything further, it isn't the truth. she does know, to some extent; new york will always be home, but it's impossible not to prefer this when she there are faces she'd never thought she'd see again in those pods — and new faces she wouldn't have had the opportunity to know if not for the circumstances. ]
I don't have to hide who and what I am here. I'm not lying about it to avoid being called crazy, and I'm not missing out on opportunities just because my job makes it impossible to get close to anyone normal.
[ that feels just as important, if she's being honest with herself. it had taken eons to accept her role as a shadowhunter, and another eon for others to accept her. here, they seem to do it easily. her eyebrows knit, fingers squeezing around his hand as she tries to closely inspect his expression for an answer even before she asks the question she has in mind. ]
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[ as tempting as i don't know is as an answer, knowing it'll excuse her from saying anything further, it isn't the truth. she does know, to some extent; new york will always be home, but it's impossible not to prefer this when she there are faces she'd never thought she'd see again in those pods — and new faces she wouldn't have had the opportunity to know if not for the circumstances. ]
I don't have to hide who and what I am here. I'm not lying about it to avoid being called crazy, and I'm not missing out on opportunities just because my job makes it impossible to get close to anyone normal.
[ that feels just as important, if she's being honest with herself. it had taken eons to accept her role as a shadowhunter, and another eon for others to accept her. here, they seem to do it easily. her eyebrows knit, fingers squeezing around his hand as she tries to closely inspect his expression for an answer even before she asks the question she has in mind. ]
Do you not like this place better?