[She seems to hold her breath when he reaches out. On the surface, her reaction isn't dissimilar to a frightened animal expecting to be struck...except it's a little more complicated than that.
She doesn't deserve this sort of concern but she can't deny that she craves it as well. Kindness and concern...so few people have shown her these things and she'd forcefully cut out those who had.
She should step away. She doesn't.]
...even if it's something really bad? Even... [Her voice trails off. Even if you'd rightfully hate me for it?]
This is so late, feel free to ignore!
She doesn't deserve this sort of concern but she can't deny that she craves it as well. Kindness and concern...so few people have shown her these things and she'd forcefully cut out those who had.
She should step away. She doesn't.]
...even if it's something really bad? Even... [Her voice trails off. Even if you'd rightfully hate me for it?]