[okay i have to get this out of the way pregnant for 20 months is the most dumbass anime thing i've ever heard, why is that so funny.

but - past that, she listens, still holding his arm.

and then, fiercely:]

But you didn't ask for that. It's not your fault that they're so close-minded that they can't get to know you first. They just - they hated you before they even knew you. You didn't even do anything.

[that hurts. it hits, really hard, it curls up in her chest and it makes her so fucking angry, her eyes glowing at the edges again.]