Riley was rarely angry. Rarely let herself be angry. Maybe that's why it all pours out now, and she can't seem to stop it.
It's a good thing Mukuro isn't looking at her. Riley doesn't really know what kind of expression she's making. It feels too open. ]
I never... [ No, that's not...quite right— ] ...I couldn't... I had to be a- a good... a good kid, whatever they- whatever I was...feeling, and... All I cared about was...if they'd notice, but— even when I...worked myself ragged, they never...
[ She tries to make herself smaller, almost out of instinct, but immediately she winces instead, giving that up as blood runs down her arm to the floor. ]
cw: self harm and abusive homes, continued!
And you had...to, to do something to...
[ It makes sense. She hates that it makes sense.
Riley was rarely angry. Rarely let herself be angry. Maybe that's why it all pours out now, and she can't seem to stop it.
It's a good thing Mukuro isn't looking at her. Riley doesn't really know what kind of expression she's making. It feels too open. ]
I never... [ No, that's not...quite right— ] ...I couldn't... I had to be a- a good... a good kid, whatever they- whatever I was...feeling, and... All I cared about was...if they'd notice, but— even when I...worked myself ragged, they never...
[ She tries to make herself smaller, almost out of instinct, but immediately she winces instead, giving that up as blood runs down her arm to the floor. ]
Crap. S- sorry, um. I should...
[ They need to bandage that, huh? ]