there's so much that we share

[amadeusrockette]

[If there's one thing Julia's good at, it's feeling guilty. Once they're let out of the awful stretching room, she sets up in the kitchen and makes another cake. It's the same sort of coffee cake she made for Lea's wake, but this time it's got apples over top. While it's going, Julia writes notes for everyone except Elsa.]

I made cake and coffee. It's in the lounge, if you'd like to come by and not be alone.

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[ She's got you Lefou. ]

Mm, I agree. I'm... so so much happier than I ever thought I could be.

[toogoodforhim]

[He lightly kisses the crown of her head, then cups the back of her head with one hand.

He would absolutely lay down his life to protect this girl.]

You deserve it. You deserve to be happy.

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[ Just like Ford... Then, Lefou thinks of her as family, too?

The thought makes her speechless for a while. Then... ]

Sometimes, I feel terrible for being happy. Everyone here has suffered through so much, and... is it really fair, to be happy?

[toogoodforhim]

We have to take happiness when we can. It's part of being alive.

[The unpleasant buzz of energy he'd felt earlier is back, but only dimly in the back of his mind.]

Everyone we've lost here wouldn't want us to spend all of our time just mourning over them.

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Mm... you're right.

[ She shakes her head. But she can't shake those feelings. ]

It's silly of me to think like that. I'm sorry.

[toogoodforhim]

[He pulls back so he can look at her.]

It's not silly, though. It... I know it's hard, and it hurts. This isn't something someone your age should have practice dealing with.

[But then, he'd been not much older than her when he'd seen a battlefield for the first time.]

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Being here... it's made me think and feel a lot of things I'm not used to.

[ She frowns. Honestly, though, if there's anyone she feels one hundred percent comfortable talking to about stuff like this... it's him. ]