[... There it is again. Family. That had been stuck in her head for ages now, since Janey had jokingly called Angel our girl over dinner that one night. The thought had been strange at first. Then, sort of terrifying. She had family, once. A family whose blood coated her hands. That word should have meant nothing but bad things to Athena...
... But it didn't. Because as much as she tried to rationalize her attachment to Angel as just... her getting really into her duty, she knew deep down it was a lie. She cared about her, as more than just someone to protect and teach like Fiona had been. And, from Angel's words... it seems she felt that sort of connection to.]
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[... There it is again. Family. That had been stuck in her head for ages now, since Janey had jokingly called Angel our girl over dinner that one night. The thought had been strange at first. Then, sort of terrifying. She had family, once. A family whose blood coated her hands. That word should have meant nothing but bad things to Athena...
... But it didn't. Because as much as she tried to rationalize her attachment to Angel as just... her getting really into her duty, she knew deep down it was a lie. She cared about her, as more than just someone to protect and teach like Fiona had been. And, from Angel's words... it seems she felt that sort of connection to.]
You really think that?