[Artemis recoils from her comm as if Robin had somehow reached through and slapped her in the face. How dare he... how dare he question her on this? She has a right to protect herself!
(She sees Kaldur's face in her mind, calm and serious as ever, maybe just the barest hint of amusement, exasperation, fondness.)
This isn't the same as trusting someone with your secrets or trusting them to have your back in a fight, this is her life. Not in the hypothetical sense either because until very recently, Artemis would have had no problem saying "I trust you with my life" to anyone on the team. The only problem would have been how sappy it sounds.
(She remembers running towards him in the heat of battle, his hands launching her into the air and the only thing she's thinking about is how hard she's going to kick Poison Ivy in the face on the way down.)
She tries to imagine how it would happen. A knife in the belly, hands around her throat... maybe he'll just drown her.
(She remembers practicing that move for hours, laughing at their mistakes, pushing themselves harder, Kaldur keeping her calm when she wants to give up because no way are they ever going to get it right.)
Artemis never thought she was afraid of dying until suddenly it had a name and a time: Kaldur, 2016.
(Kaldur smiles like he's proud of her. They've done good work today, he says.)
This would be easier if Kaldur were here. Everything's easier with Kaldur there to keep them in line.]
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[That's it. She doesn't trust herself to say more--she's still too angry, even if Robin is right.]
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(She sees Kaldur's face in her mind, calm and serious as ever, maybe just the barest hint of amusement, exasperation, fondness.)
This isn't the same as trusting someone with your secrets or trusting them to have your back in a fight, this is her life. Not in the hypothetical sense either because until very recently, Artemis would have had no problem saying "I trust you with my life" to anyone on the team. The only problem would have been how sappy it sounds.
(She remembers running towards him in the heat of battle, his hands launching her into the air and the only thing she's thinking about is how hard she's going to kick Poison Ivy in the face on the way down.)
She tries to imagine how it would happen. A knife in the belly, hands around her throat... maybe he'll just drown her.
(She remembers practicing that move for hours, laughing at their mistakes, pushing themselves harder, Kaldur keeping her calm when she wants to give up because no way are they ever going to get it right.)
Artemis never thought she was afraid of dying until suddenly it had a name and a time: Kaldur, 2016.
(Kaldur smiles like he's proud of her. They've done good work today, he says.)
This would be easier if Kaldur were here. Everything's easier with Kaldur there to keep them in line.]
ok[That's it. She doesn't trust herself to say more--she's still too angry, even if Robin is right.]