[ The sensation of the brush combing through her hair had Anna relaxing, hunching over slightly in her seated position. It truly was soothing... ]
... I...
[ About to speak up, the redhead fell silent again... stunned into thought. Bold. Fearless. Heart always in the right place. It wasn't that she wasn't used to compliments- okay, maybe not so much. Anna didn't hold herself in that high of a regard, extremely humble- after all, it was just her. (And the one person who had challenged that directly turned out to betray her, so...)
But hearing those words right now, when she really needed them, made her smile fondly down at her lap- fiddling with her fingers, falling into a warm chuckle. ]
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... I...
[ About to speak up, the redhead fell silent again... stunned into thought. Bold. Fearless. Heart always in the right place. It wasn't that she wasn't used to compliments- okay, maybe not so much. Anna didn't hold herself in that high of a regard, extremely humble- after all, it was just her. (And the one person who had challenged that directly turned out to betray her, so...)
But hearing those words right now, when she really needed them, made her smile fondly down at her lap- fiddling with her fingers, falling into a warm chuckle. ]
I won't. Really...
[ A hesitation, before she blurted- ]
I'm really lucky to have you as an older sister.