[ The pause speaks for itself: well, okay, yeah. But— ]
It's more than that. [ Speaking of the defensive, she rocks back on her figurative heels. With hunched shoulders, she tilts her head and reluctantly digs into the worst parts of herself. Strictly speaking, she's being honest. This isn't about anyone specific, even if it was brought on by him at the end of the day. Hook only instigated the navel-gazing. ]
I always do this. You said it yourself, I—I put up these insane walls, and it's not like I'm trying to, but look at Henry. By the time I even let my own son get close, it was almost too late. [ She doesn't want that to happen again. Doesn't want to wait too long before she lets Snow herself in, or Hook, or Kate, or Charles. Any of them. She wants to be able to get close to people: she just doesn't know where to start. ]
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[ The pause speaks for itself: well, okay, yeah. But— ]
It's more than that. [ Speaking of the defensive, she rocks back on her figurative heels. With hunched shoulders, she tilts her head and reluctantly digs into the worst parts of herself. Strictly speaking, she's being honest. This isn't about anyone specific, even if it was brought on by him at the end of the day. Hook only instigated the navel-gazing. ]
I always do this. You said it yourself, I—I put up these insane walls, and it's not like I'm trying to, but look at Henry. By the time I even let my own son get close, it was almost too late. [ She doesn't want that to happen again. Doesn't want to wait too long before she lets Snow herself in, or Hook, or Kate, or Charles. Any of them. She wants to be able to get close to people: she just doesn't know where to start. ]