[The apology is all that can be offered and she accepts it. She doesn't want to hammer Willow about this any further. There's hurt enough between them and she's got other trials to face and other people that might be angry. She's not looking to add to the numbers.
No matter what, she does love Willow.]
I did, but now I don't know.
[She knows what that means and she's afraid to say it.]
['You don't get to choose how people react to the things you did.'
It's easier than ever these days to ruminate on Faith's words from months ago, when Willow had attempted to defend Luna from Johnny's reaction to her brush with Beasthood. It still hurts to hear it. It hurts more than she really wants to acknowledge, but there's little to be done for it aside from quietly acknowledge Tara's feelings.
It doesn't change anything. If anything, it makes what she knows has to be done a little easier. Maybe it's not a bad thing for them to both take some space for a little.
She bites her lip and nods grimly in acceptance.]
It's okay. I understand.
I, uh.
[She stops and takes a deep breath, trying to gather her thoughts. It's harder than she thought it would be to find the right words.]
I, um. Tara... Tara, I think maybe we should spend sometime away from each other. Maybe... it'll help us figure things out?
[She blinks back the tears threatening to spill. As challenging as things have been since Tara's arrival in Trench, in spite of all of the ups and downs they've been through, and in spite of Ozpin's warning that it might not be as easy as Willow hoped it would be for them to pick right back up where they left off, she genuinely did not want it to come to this. Until recently, she never thought it really would come to this. Not again.]
I mean. Between the - the everything, and. I, uh.
[She takes another deep breath and lets it out slowly, and ducks her head to wipe at her eyes.]
I don't know if anything else is going to happen. I mean, Faith and Ozpin died because some people were angry at me. I - I don't want to risk anything happening to you too. I - I think I got the people I care about hurt too much already.
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No matter what, she does love Willow.]
I did, but now I don't know.
[She knows what that means and she's afraid to say it.]
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It's easier than ever these days to ruminate on Faith's words from months ago, when Willow had attempted to defend Luna from Johnny's reaction to her brush with Beasthood. It still hurts to hear it. It hurts more than she really wants to acknowledge, but there's little to be done for it aside from quietly acknowledge Tara's feelings.
It doesn't change anything. If anything, it makes what she knows has to be done a little easier. Maybe it's not a bad thing for them to both take some space for a little.
She bites her lip and nods grimly in acceptance.]
It's okay. I understand.
I, uh.
[She stops and takes a deep breath, trying to gather her thoughts. It's harder than she thought it would be to find the right words.]
I, um. Tara... Tara, I think maybe we should spend sometime away from each other. Maybe... it'll help us figure things out?
[She blinks back the tears threatening to spill. As challenging as things have been since Tara's arrival in Trench, in spite of all of the ups and downs they've been through, and in spite of Ozpin's warning that it might not be as easy as Willow hoped it would be for them to pick right back up where they left off, she genuinely did not want it to come to this. Until recently, she never thought it really would come to this. Not again.]
I mean. Between the - the everything, and. I, uh.
[She takes another deep breath and lets it out slowly, and ducks her head to wipe at her eyes.]
I don't know if anything else is going to happen. I mean, Faith and Ozpin died because some people were angry at me. I - I don't want to risk anything happening to you too. I - I think I got the people I care about hurt too much already.