They twist their fingers into their sleeves, saying nothing for a long moment. Curbing their tongue and thoughts from the immediate, biting retort that swells in their throat. That maybe people shouldn't have pinned such a thing on her in the first place.]
...People will build expectations of you, when you are a symbol. Unrealistic assumptions of what you are. So you didn't lay down and take someone's blackmail.
I still fail to see how that could be your fault. If the symbol they wanted was not you, then they shouldn't have imposed it upon you.
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They twist their fingers into their sleeves, saying nothing for a long moment. Curbing their tongue and thoughts from the immediate, biting retort that swells in their throat. That maybe people shouldn't have pinned such a thing on her in the first place.]
...People will build expectations of you, when you are a symbol. Unrealistic assumptions of what you are. So you didn't lay down and take someone's blackmail.
I still fail to see how that could be your fault. If the symbol they wanted was not you, then they shouldn't have imposed it upon you.