Catch-all; Catra

[momming]

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[momming]

Brace myself, I suppose. If I'm killed, at least then I can apologize to Adora in person.

[supercatty]

It's not really-- . . . I mean. . .

[a tiny huff]

It's not really your fault.

[momming]

... [ with a wry little twist of her mouth. ]

I thought you would be the first person to rip out my throat, actually.

[supercatty]

[oh, Otome]

[but Catra can't even deny that, and her mouth mouth twists upwards into a wry smile of her own]

I am that kind of person, aren't I?

[momming]

... You love so strongly that when something happens to the people you care about or you're deeply hurt, you act defensively to protect yourself. You try to stand against whatever has hurt you-- to you, it's now a threat.

That's understandable, Catra. [ she says this gently. ]

[supercatty]

[. . . DANG OTOME DON'T PUT IT IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT'S A POSITIVE CHARACTER TRAIT AND NOT A NEGATIVE ONE]

[she falls silent at that. stop this!! stop this being kind to her thing!!]

[momming]

... I don't love you any less, Catra. Okay?

[supercatty]

[. .. ]

[that chokes her up, and she sucks in a sharp breath as her chest tightens and her eyes begin to sting. STOP OTOME YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE HER CRYYYYY]

[momming]

[ Good this is what you get for cockblocking me from death ]

... Can I come closer?

[supercatty]

[HORRIBLE!!!]

[. . . quietly]

Um-- yeah. If you. . . want to.

[momming]

[ She. Does hesitate, but then slowly limps closer, close enough that she can reach out and pull Catra into a hug and Catra can slice her throat open if she wants to just saying ]

[supercatty]

[anyway no, Catra is not doing any off-schedule murders, UNFORTUNATELY. but she does grasp tightly onto Otome, her ears flattening as she presses her face into the older woman's shoulder]

[momming]

[ And she just holds her tightly. It's all she can do. ]