[ It means so much to hear that, and she doesn't even realize her smile is a little watery in response.
There's a pang in her heart for a moment, though, because she wonders if he'd still be proud of her if he knew what had happened to her in the tavern, the way she'd let Bonnet overpower her. Would he still be proud? Would he be disgusted by it? All the feelings of shame that briefly rise to the surface are quelled quickly before he's likely to have seen anything flicker in her eyes that would betray her. ]
Did you...still think of me sometimes?
[ This is where she'd much rather put her focus, and she clings to that, wanting to hear about their past, about him, her mother, their love for each other and for her. ]
cw: hints/mentions of rape
There's a pang in her heart for a moment, though, because she wonders if he'd still be proud of her if he knew what had happened to her in the tavern, the way she'd let Bonnet overpower her. Would he still be proud? Would he be disgusted by it? All the feelings of shame that briefly rise to the surface are quelled quickly before he's likely to have seen anything flicker in her eyes that would betray her. ]
Did you...still think of me sometimes?
[ This is where she'd much rather put her focus, and she clings to that, wanting to hear about their past, about him, her mother, their love for each other and for her. ]