70ftandcounting

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[Rapunzel is shown sitting on her bed, book propped up to show her cross legged and toying with her long, blond hair.]

Have any of you ever had something that bound you? That..just…kept you somewhere? Your entire life?

And then when you finally get away, when you think you’re free, you realize that you still aren’t free, because you have that one thing that still holds you in place?

[She looks up at her journal, eyes a little wet.]

There comes a day when you know that it’s time to really be free.

[She’s been at the Keep a year, today.

And now…now because of that truth, because of flashes of real memories she’s had since, she knows the truth. She knows everything.

And she knows what she has to do.]

Today is that day.

[She gets up, and shuts the book.]

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It...was a long day, Tetsu.

I'm fine, really.

[It's true she's not crying...yet. But the hell if that's normal behavior.

He narrows his eyes.]

Ya don't look fine.

[She has to smile, because as argumentative as he is, it almost seems like he cares. Almost.]

I am. Thank you, for caring.

[IT'S ALL AN ILLUSION. JUST AN ILLUSION.

However, that doesn't explain why Tetsu's face is currently turning an interesting shade of red.]

It ain't-I mean that's...don't go...whatever. Just don't start cryin' alright? Ain't nothin' gonna get better by cryin'.

[She's still trying to smother that smile.]

I won't cry, Tetsu. I promise. Okay?

[Smiling is so much less more annoying then crying. He'll happily take the smiling over the crying any day.

Even if it's because of him.]

Ya won't? Ya sure?

[Don't go pulling his chain now.]