[everything hurts. breathing hurts, speaking hurts. but jiuqing pushes through it, her arms wrapped around herself, holding tightly as if she can keep herself together. she feels sick to her stomach, reeling from the pain of her injuries and the crushing memories that have all come crashing in.
it's too much.
but.
her mother - her friends - general lin... they're all waiting for her in daxing.
and in the prism - there are people waiting for her there, too. so many more of them than she ever expected herself to get attached to, but they're important. too important to lose herself to this place. she has to see them again.
and the people they've already lost...
her vision blurs. she's not sure if it's from pain or from tears, or both.]
Because it's my life, and... my life is worth living. Even if it hurts, it only hurts because I care. And as long as... as long as I'm still alive, I can always do something to make it better...!
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Because—
[everything hurts. breathing hurts, speaking hurts. but jiuqing pushes through it, her arms wrapped around herself, holding tightly as if she can keep herself together. she feels sick to her stomach, reeling from the pain of her injuries and the crushing memories that have all come crashing in.
it's too much.
but.
her mother - her friends - general lin... they're all waiting for her in daxing.
and in the prism - there are people waiting for her there, too. so many more of them than she ever expected herself to get attached to, but they're important. too important to lose herself to this place. she has to see them again.
and the people they've already lost...
her vision blurs. she's not sure if it's from pain or from tears, or both.]
Because it's my life, and... my life is worth living. Even if it hurts, it only hurts because I care. And as long as... as long as I'm still alive, I can always do something to make it better...!
[she grits her teeth]
This can't be all there is...