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[obstinance]

Who: clary fray (obstinance ) & various
What: october event and accompanying shenanigans
When: october
Where: various
Warning(s): stupidity

[ closed catch-all for shenanigans. starters in comments; feel free to pm me or pp romanoff if you'd like to do something. ]

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[jettisons]

It's not your job. Don't put that on yourself.

[Because he knows exactly what effect that has on a person. It almost got him killed countless times. He squeezes her hands, voice low and serious.]

Can you handle him now? As sick as you are?

[obstinance]

Technically? It is.

[ they aren't discussing semantics, despite that, though that isn't the only reason she bites back an argument. it would be pointless, a waste of time, in the grand scheme of things. ]

If it comes to that, I'll have to try.

[ she isn't going to lie, even if it isn't what either of them want to hear. it might not be a guarantee, but that hasn't stopped her before. ]

[jettisons]

[His gaze is steady, serious. He doesn't know how to get through to her. He's not sure he can.]

And if he overpowers you and kills you?

[obstinance]

Then I guess he overpowers me and kills me. I don't know how you expect to stop that from happening.

[ for once, it isn't a poorly timed joke — or even sarcasm, for that matter. it's spoken as somberly as it should be, but without the fear someone might expect. ]

What he might do to me doesn't scare me, anyway.

[ not like it should, but fear hasn't stopped her from much. if anything, it's been more of a motivator than an obstacle. ]

[jettisons]

[God, she is so infuriatingly stubborn. He shakes his head, clearly frustrated, but this isn't working, so maybe honesty will.]

Yeah, well, it scares me.

[obstinance]

[ that degree of honesty gives her pause with how unexpected it feels. pointing out that he shouldn't be won't alleviate any concern, and debating further seems futile; as a result, she's rendered silent while she tries to think of something, anything, to say in return. ]

You can't just throw yourself into the fire because you're afraid of what might happen to me, Bellamy.

[ well, he can, but it's not advisable. ]