[ Hearing she got such a depressing sign is enough to make his thumb freeze, arching a brow at her. ]
Really? [ He thinks she might be joking at first but that kind of humor is too dark, even for her. ] That's cheerful. [ Now he wishes he never asked... He tries not to look too disappointed about yet another thing that sets them apart right now. (Grisha, imprisoned, The Hanged Man... Would the list ever stop growing?) ]
I've always thought fitting in was overrated. [ She can always count on Mal to try and make her feel better. ] They can label us all they want, but we're more than one attribute... Especially you.
[ When he thinks of Alina, he doesn't think outsider, he thinks true north, but he keeps that thought to himself. (And maybe he always will keep that a secret, only brave enough to tell her in a letter.) ]
You're very complex. [ How did he manage to make that sound like such an insult? It's a gift he has. ]
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Really? [ He thinks she might be joking at first but that kind of humor is too dark, even for her. ] That's cheerful. [ Now he wishes he never asked... He tries not to look too disappointed about yet another thing that sets them apart right now. (Grisha, imprisoned, The Hanged Man... Would the list ever stop growing?) ]
I've always thought fitting in was overrated. [ She can always count on Mal to try and make her feel better. ] They can label us all they want, but we're more than one attribute... Especially you.
[ When he thinks of Alina, he doesn't think outsider, he thinks true north, but he keeps that thought to himself. (And maybe he always will keep that a secret, only brave enough to tell her in a letter.) ]
You're very complex. [ How did he manage to make that sound like such an insult? It's a gift he has. ]