[ She shouldn't have said anything. Pom follows up with 'we' and she realizes that telling him has just secured his cooperation and his sacrifice even if that's not what she wanted for him. He even turns the worry around on her. Every instinct tells her to try to push him away or...or at least insist he shouldn't be worried and shouldn't care, and that it would be easier for him down the road.
But they promised, didn't they? To learn to be friends with one another, to watch one another's backs. And she's already tried pushing Jayce away, with poor enough results; can she afford to do that to Pom as well?
...Can she manage to put him at arms' length at this point without tearing her heart in two? ]
I know. I know you do.
[ It's said gently, similarly quiet, like a secret. ]
I care for you too. I know you wish to protect me, as I want to do the same for you. It's not the Imprint. [ She has to believe it's not. ] You have to take care of yourself as well. You think people don't care but I know they do.
Hold me accountable, and I'll do the same for you.
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But they promised, didn't they? To learn to be friends with one another, to watch one another's backs. And she's already tried pushing Jayce away, with poor enough results; can she afford to do that to Pom as well?
...Can she manage to put him at arms' length at this point without tearing her heart in two? ]
I know. I know you do.
[ It's said gently, similarly quiet, like a secret. ]
I care for you too. I know you wish to protect me, as I want to do the same for you. It's not the Imprint. [ She has to believe it's not. ] You have to take care of yourself as well. You think people don't care but I know they do.
Hold me accountable, and I'll do the same for you.