A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out. [SWS]

[notarrowette]

[RP with butimwondergirl]

Cissie wasn't kidding when she told Cassie that she had lost her living room somewhere under all the camping supplies. She had lists--somewhere--of everything she'd bought and what it was all for, but at the moment she didn't care so much about all of that. At the moment she just wanted to get everything out of the store packaging and into the duffle bags and plastic containers so it would all fit in the van. She hoped it would all fit in the van.

She had asked Cassie to come by to help. While she certainly appreciated the help, she knew she could also have asked Bart, or managed on her own. But she wanted to spend a little time with Cassie, and to talk to her about what had happened over the weekend, especially the part where Bart told her Cassie had broken up with Tim and Kon to sacrifice her own happiness for everyone else's.

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[cisskabob.livejournal.com]

"Okay," Cissie said slowly, wondering how to get Cassie to stop deflecting and start talking. "Let me rephrase then--why is what you do with love not enough? You're not being silly. 'The whole thing,' what happened with Kon last week, that was pretty big and ugly, and you have every right to react." She squeezed Cassie's elbows a little. "Talk to me. I'm your best friend, Cass. Or--I used to be. Just--not talking about it won't help."

[butimwondergirl.livejournal.com]

Nothing I do is enough, Cassie thought, and something flickered through her eyes. But she closed them and leaned forward to (finally) properly return all of Cissie's hugs. "You are my oldest and best friend, Cissie."

She pulled back and met her friend's concerned gaze. "I know...I don't think I can talk about it right now," she said honestly. "I'm tired and I don't really know...I just want to focus on the trip. I want to pack up this stuff and find your floor and then go see Tim and fall asleep in his arms and just...I can't do...this tonight." She pulled up Cissie arms, blinking at tears she wasn't ready to process. "Please..."

[cisskabob.livejournal.com]

Cissie managed to suppress a sigh. She could see how upset Cassie was and how hard she was trying to ignore it or repress it or shove it aside. It hurt, watching that, because Cissie knew it would only make things harder for Cassie later, when everything she was locking away forced its way out again.

As badly as she wanted to push and force the issue, Cissie couldn't. She couldn't do it when Cassie looked that miserable and was asking her 'please' not to. So she just gave Cassie another hug and held back her sigh and nodded. "Okay. But--another time, maybe? You know you can talk to me about anything, any time."

[butimwondergirl.livejournal.com]

"I do know that." She held her friend close. "Thank you. For..." Letting it go. Asking in the first place. Trying to understand. Being my friend. Caring as much about me as them. Understanding I'm not as quick to process as everyone else. Trying. "...Everything."