( once again — manic fixation, meet cold, unmoving anger. )
Hesitating is important. ( how else do you know you're making the right decision? how else do you find that fortitude to charge headlong into a battle you know you might not win? it's clarke's turn to furiously shake her head, dismissing each of his points without truly listening to them. ) This isn't a tapestry, it's a mess. No plan succeeds without a few hitches, and there are always — always — casualties.
( they've backtracked beyond the point where they first met, where clarke would grudgingly endure physical contact. this time she just wrenches her hand out of his, and brings it back down to shove two fingers into his sternum. )
I don't mind hurting for the greater good. And you —
( how is he supposed to know what to do? her insides are alight with the frustration of someone who feels like they're throwing common sense at a brick wall and it just doesn't stick. it's easy, it's so so simple — )
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Hesitating is important. ( how else do you know you're making the right decision? how else do you find that fortitude to charge headlong into a battle you know you might not win? it's clarke's turn to furiously shake her head, dismissing each of his points without truly listening to them. ) This isn't a tapestry, it's a mess. No plan succeeds without a few hitches, and there are always — always — casualties.
( they've backtracked beyond the point where they first met, where clarke would grudgingly endure physical contact. this time she just wrenches her hand out of his, and brings it back down to shove two fingers into his sternum. )
I don't mind hurting for the greater good. And you —
( how is he supposed to know what to do? her insides are alight with the frustration of someone who feels like they're throwing common sense at a brick wall and it just doesn't stick. it's easy, it's so so simple — )
You're just supposed to listen to me!