[ Catra says it as if it explains everything. Which it kind of does? But also doesn't. ]
It was--all of you were gone.
[ All of you. Not just Adora, but Glimmer and Bow and Melog and Scorpia and everyone else who had seen Catra at her worst and accepted her despite it. The people who would have been able to prop Catra up in spite of her fear and anger. But she had been alone again, after all their struggles and it had terrified her.
Adora's smile is bright and shining and Catra can almost imagine she sees the brilliant halo of light that surrounds the taller girl when she becomes She-Ra. ]
You're here, though.
[ Even if she's still crying, there's another sound now, one Adora can probably feel as a that rumbling, soft purr vibrates out of Catra's chest. Adora is here. It's okay. ]
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[ Catra says it as if it explains everything. Which it kind of does? But also doesn't. ]
It was--all of you were gone.
[ All of you. Not just Adora, but Glimmer and Bow and Melog and Scorpia and everyone else who had seen Catra at her worst and accepted her despite it. The people who would have been able to prop Catra up in spite of her fear and anger. But she had been alone again, after all their struggles and it had terrified her.
Adora's smile is bright and shining and Catra can almost imagine she sees the brilliant halo of light that surrounds the taller girl when she becomes She-Ra. ]
You're here, though.
[ Even if she's still crying, there's another sound now, one Adora can probably feel as a that rumbling, soft purr vibrates out of Catra's chest. Adora is here. It's okay. ]