[ somehow, despite all the bickering, she'd expected to come out ahead. he made some persuasive arguments, and she's hear them, and then it would be over. he would bend. but he hadn't. ]
What—
[ it doesn't quite process. the words get caught in her throat and the flutter of her gaze seems like her entire brain doing a factory reset. like it doesn't know what to do under these conditions, with this input. but she doesn't budge either. ]
no subject
What—
[ it doesn't quite process. the words get caught in her throat and the flutter of her gaze seems like her entire brain doing a factory reset. like it doesn't know what to do under these conditions, with this input. but she doesn't budge either. ]
Why?