[a quiet nod in response to that, followed by a sharp inhale of breath. her emotions are a whirlwind again, but this time. . . it's not despair, nor loss, nor pain]
[it's the hope she managed to glean from Iris. the strength she felt from her caring and determined dorm head, that she's trying to emanate. an extremely large helping of fondness and admiration. she still doesn't know if she deserves this level of protectiveness and affection, but. . .]
[if Iris is giving it to her, if she's sitting here after everything Catra has done and promising her that things will be okay, then. . . she'll believe it. just this once. she'll let herself believe it]
[there are no more words, really. so Catra pitches forward and rests her head against Iris's shoulder, allowing the tension of the trial, of the past five weeks, of everything to slowly melt away]
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[it's the hope she managed to glean from Iris. the strength she felt from her caring and determined dorm head, that she's trying to emanate. an extremely large helping of fondness and admiration. she still doesn't know if she deserves this level of protectiveness and affection, but. . .]
[if Iris is giving it to her, if she's sitting here after everything Catra has done and promising her that things will be okay, then. . . she'll believe it. just this once. she'll let herself believe it]
[there are no more words, really. so Catra pitches forward and rests her head against Iris's shoulder, allowing the tension of the trial, of the past five weeks, of everything to slowly melt away]