>>108727631I'm sure she convinced herself she was fine, that as long as she kept busy one day soon her work would pay off and she'd be able to reach for her aspirations, just so long as she ignored the emptiness inside
Imagine then meeting, indeed bonding with literal ray of sunshine like Rapunzel, being someone she thinks is admirable, she trusts and turns to
And then imagine all of that validation bleeding away as she's supplanted layer by layer. A better lover, a better guide, a better protector. Her words no long carrying the same weight
She started on this quest riding high, but oh how she has fallen
