But Ange can't. Somewhere between the fact that it'd fluster her too much and the fact that she's horribly worried it's some sort of lie, she just can't accept those words so easily. It'd be too much like giving herself hope, and all of Ange's hope in her life has only ever met to set her up for failure.
So.. ]
Are you a masochist then?
[ Clearly the only normal thing to say here, right.
A normal thing to ask while she's busy petting your dog and only looking at your dog while she's giving scritches, rather than actually over at you.. ]
Or are you just not picky about the kind of people you have around you? It's got to be either of those two, right? Most people tend to be pretty outspoken about me otherwise.
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[ It'd be nice to take that as a compliment.
But Ange can't. Somewhere between the fact that it'd fluster her too much and the fact that she's horribly worried it's some sort of lie, she just can't accept those words so easily. It'd be too much like giving herself hope, and all of Ange's hope in her life has only ever met to set her up for failure.
So.. ]
Are you a masochist then?
[ Clearly the only normal thing to say here, right.
A normal thing to ask while she's busy petting your dog and only looking at your dog while she's giving scritches, rather than actually over at you.. ]
Or are you just not picky about the kind of people you have around you? It's got to be either of those two, right? Most people tend to be pretty outspoken about me otherwise.