[Her doubts often seemed all-encompassing, but never once did she believe she didn't deserve better than what she had been given. Yes, those thoughts drifted often to wishing her father was better, but at least the sentiment was there. She may have gotten caught up in believing a great many of Jack's lies, but the one she couldn't swallow as the one that insisted that her pain was a necessary one.]
I have better.
[The rough skin against her own, the warmth against her side... Even if Athena and Janey hadn't shown up and rescued them, even if she hadn't met Anders, Angel would automatically have better. The favoritism in their relationship was not one-sided, of everyone she had met in Johto, Krieg was her most beloved. She had a great number of doubts about what had happened to her over the years, but the one thing she didn't question was the psychos devotion to her.]
[Nor did she question her own devotion to him.]
[Adding in the women and friends she had come across? There was no question that this was what she needed. Perhaps she longed for a time when Jack was part of her life, but if she had to choose between the two, she would pick the family that she had made.]
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[Her doubts often seemed all-encompassing, but never once did she believe she didn't deserve better than what she had been given. Yes, those thoughts drifted often to wishing her father was better, but at least the sentiment was there. She may have gotten caught up in believing a great many of Jack's lies, but the one she couldn't swallow as the one that insisted that her pain was a necessary one.]
I have better.
[The rough skin against her own, the warmth against her side... Even if Athena and Janey hadn't shown up and rescued them, even if she hadn't met Anders, Angel would automatically have better. The favoritism in their relationship was not one-sided, of everyone she had met in Johto, Krieg was her most beloved. She had a great number of doubts about what had happened to her over the years, but the one thing she didn't question was the psychos devotion to her.]
[Nor did she question her own devotion to him.]
[Adding in the women and friends she had come across? There was no question that this was what she needed. Perhaps she longed for a time when Jack was part of her life, but if she had to choose between the two, she would pick the family that she had made.]
You are better.