bigboyvibes | open post

I guess I'm mostly annoyed with myself. I feel like I should have handled this differently. I mean, I went with you and Nance into a demon dimension and lobbed molatov cocktails at an actual monster.

[And she can't seem to shake this off for some reason.]

You shouldn't beat yourself up over any of this.

[The Upside Down was its own separate beast. This? This was different. ]

This was unexpected.

[She wonders if that's true. Given her history with Dash, she should have known better than to let him get that close to her. And most women she knows have gone through something like this. As far as she's concerned, she got lucky it had just been a kiss. Some bruises. She rubs her wrist absently. It had driven the point home though: she wasn't going to be safe anywhere. Maybe not ever. And it was a depressing thought to have.]

Yeah.

[Steve finds himself shifting in the driver's seat, eyes focused along the road as he drives. After a second, he lets out a low sigh before he glances over at her. ]

I should have been there with you.

You can't be with me all the time, Steve.

[They're pretty close to being together all the time, though.]

I should have with this. The asshole wouldn't have bothered you.

[That's probably true, but it doesn't negate her own statement. There's no possible way he can be with her all the time.]

It isn't your fault, you know.