𝑨𝑵𝑫𝑰𝑬 𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹

@honordriven 
            
            * she didn't really think it was so much a good outlook as a practical one. she didn't want to be a victim, even if it meant being a victim of her own making. she was a strong, independent woman and she wasn't going to let something like vampirism stop her from doing what she considered right * Like I said, it's either move forward as best as you can or sit and wallow in self-pity. I have never been able to do that. And maybe it isn't always so great but it is what you make it at the end of the day, and I'd rather know I tried than not try at all and be left with the what ifs.

 ⠀⠀ [  she listened the words that came from the other and soaked them in, allowing herself to process the words. she didn’t know if the words alone would help her work through the idea of her being a monster, but perhaps it would be a start.  ]    you’ve got a great outlook on everything, all things considered.    [  she didn’t know what else to say, so she just decided to say nothing at all.  ]

@honordriven 
            
            Sometimes life is like that. Sometimes no matter what choice we make, it kicks us back down and leaves us with nothing. The important thing is we try and we don't let it rule us. I've met a few people who had a bad run in life and ended up letting that become their defining trait. They had the potential to do be better but they chose to wallow in self pity instead. We have to make do with what we are given sometimes. It's how we choose to do that that distinguishes the path in the end. I didn't choose to become a vampire. That was taken from me when I was compelled to jump off the roof at the studio while I still had a vampire's blood in my veins. But I did choose whether to live my life as best as I could or to let it ruin me. * she didn't speak about what happened to her very often, but seeing the conflicting emotions written on the other woman's face, she figured she needed to hear it *