End-of-Summer Therapy

[bitten_notshy]

Classes start in a week, so, Fandom, how was your summer? Did you get a tan? Fall in love? Are you still hoping to do one or both of those things before Labor Day?

Any lingering summer trauma, including the omg-island-of-vampires kind? Share. We love it when you share.

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[death-of-hope.livejournal.com]

Why? I don't understand what happened, or why people are being weird at me.

Dinah says I was crazy. Big deal. I've been crazy my entire life, this really shouldn't be news to anyone.

[tyler_gone]

It's more than that you were crazy. You -- we were together. I made you a vampire. As much as I could love somebody, I loved you, I remember that.

And then in the end, when I was myself and you weren't, I blew us both up because it was the easiest way out.

See why I can't look at you?

[death-of-hope.livejournal.com]

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EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW. NO NO NO NO A MILLION TIMES NO. I HAVE A BOYFRIEND. You're old and a teacher and I only make really really really bad relationship decisions like that when I'm having Issues with my conditioning because that's one of the things pre-programmed into me and it's totally not my fault did I mention the old and the having a boyfriend bit? EW. NO.

Um, and don't worry about the blowing-up bit. I think you guys had one of my more psycho-alters to deal with anyway, and she probably did something to deserve it at some point. We usually do.

[tyler_gone]

Gee, thanks, Anemone. You make me feel really desirable.

(You don't have to worry. I don't date little girls.)

[death-of-hope.livejournal.com]

I'm not worried about you. No offense, but I find you about as threatening as a butterfly. Which, butterflies do bite, and you're an adult I actually respect and trust -- kinda, as much as I do any adult, anyway, -- but you know what I mean.

...this is why I'm never allowed out in public without a minder at home. My mouth and common sense have a fundamental disconnect.

But what I'm trying to say is I'm not her, and people need to quit worrying that I am. I mean, it doesn't hurt my feelings or anything that you killed her. Us. We probably needed it if we were off our meds, and it's nice knowing that someone cared enough to put her down.

[tyler_gone]

I've never been called as threatening as a butterfly before, I'll give you that.

It was during a battle. I don't feel guilty about it, particularly -- the alternative would have been a longer fight and she might have killed more people before it was over. But it still makes it weird to come home and have you as a TA and as fine as you ever are.