[ look, she's allowed to change her mind and pretend that all is fine. it really is. she's angrier with herself than she is with him. ]
Do you want me to say something specific?
[ do his friends have a script they go by when this happens? "it's not okay, stefan, but we'll be fine" or "stefan, you're horrible, grovel for a few weeks" type of speech? ]
[ you know what? she's just going to do it. even though she knows it will most likely spark an argument, she's katherine—she's going to do it so she can give him a big shove away from her. ]
You're welcome, Stefan. I'm glad that I could help. I know I didn't have to, but I did it because I wanted to. You don't owe me anything. You're welcome. You're welcome. You're welcome.
( okay. he doesn't know what to do with these responses. he doesn't — )
Okay.
( there's a pause after that. a part of him does want to lash out but another part of him doesn't want to do anything but retreat and let it be. she'd done what she had to do for him. he's owed nothing else. )
[ god, he has such a knack for making her feel so bad about things she otherwise would not give one shit about. katherine sighs, hating herself and especially hating him. ]
You're not bothering me, Stefan.
[ he is, but it's hard for katherine to articulate how. ]
Just stop making it out to be bigger than what it is.
[ this isn't the first time he's said "we're done" to her. she had hoped a few years ago would've been the last. she knows she's overstepped and destroyed something again, but it almost seems commonplace in deerington now. rather than try to fix it (she'd really just end up pushing him further away until he figures out how to block her), she follows his lead for once. ]
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manipulative) wrote2019-12-08 11:16 am
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It's okay?
( a few days ago, she'd said he'd hurt feelings and that admittance was a huge thing but now it's fine? )
You don't have to say that.
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Do you want me to say something specific?
[ do his friends have a script they go by when this happens? "it's not okay, stefan, but we'll be fine" or "stefan, you're horrible, grovel for a few weeks" type of speech? ]
It's okay because it is okay.
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( lest she think he's accusing her of something. )
And if it's honestly okay, then fine. Okay.
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You said thank you. I said it's okay. Would you rather I type out "You're welcome?"
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You're welcome, Stefan. I'm glad that I could help. I know I didn't have to, but I did it because I wanted to. You don't owe me anything. You're welcome. You're welcome. You're welcome.
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Okay.
( there's a pause after that. a part of him does want to lash out but another part of him doesn't want to do anything but retreat and let it be. she'd done what she had to do for him. he's owed nothing else. )
Sorry to bother you. I'll see you around.
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You're not bothering me, Stefan.
[ he is, but it's hard for katherine to articulate how. ]
Just stop making it out to be bigger than what it is.
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( he sighs, gives his head a shake. )
Don't worry about it. I said what I needed and you said what you needed. We're done.
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Take care of yourself, Stef.