[ Her head snaps in his direction. Twilight immediately runs through her head, because duh! It's thrown her off, however. The pressure's on.
Swallowing some sudden nervousness, she glances back at the book. It shouldn't be a big deal. Like, it was totally a plot point in her game! And--no need to be humble--she was kind of amazing at this stuff. So why does it feel like she just choked down a frog? ]
If you don't save any of your dumb laughter until I'm done, I'll hit you with the book.
[ The deep breath she takes in gets exhaled as a huff. Time to stop being silly and get on with it. ]
If I can stop one heart--
[ Her voice cracks. Her eyes flicker in his direction before she tamps down some frustration. Get it together! Believe in the power of love! Be a dazzler! ]
If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain...
[ With every subsequent word, she gains her footing. The literature club president in her peeks out, then fully appears. She's calm, collected, confident. As she continues on, her eyes close, memory taking over as she feels her way through the poem instead of just reading it. ]
...Or help one fainting robin Unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain.
[ Monika breathes out, much more relaxed, and opens her eyes as she smiles. Seems like she's going to not be a pain for a while yet. ]
It's short, but it's poignant. It's kept me going ever since I first read it. [ Still enjoying the ride on her fresh wave of confidence, she smirks over at him, since his opinions won't bother her now. ] Well? Gonna laugh?
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Swallowing some sudden nervousness, she glances back at the book. It shouldn't be a big deal. Like, it was totally a plot point in her game! And--no need to be humble--she was kind of amazing at this stuff. So why does it feel like she just choked down a frog? ]
If you don't save any of your dumb laughter until I'm done, I'll hit you with the book.
[ The deep breath she takes in gets exhaled as a huff. Time to stop being silly and get on with it. ]
If I can stop one heart--
[ Her voice cracks. Her eyes flicker in his direction before she tamps down some frustration. Get it together! Believe in the power of love! Be a dazzler! ]
If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain...
[ With every subsequent word, she gains her footing. The literature club president in her peeks out, then fully appears. She's calm, collected, confident. As she continues on, her eyes close, memory taking over as she feels her way through the poem instead of just reading it. ]
...Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
[ Monika breathes out, much more relaxed, and opens her eyes as she smiles. Seems like she's going to not be a pain for a while yet. ]
It's short, but it's poignant. It's kept me going ever since I first read it. [ Still enjoying the ride on her fresh wave of confidence, she smirks over at him, since his opinions won't bother her now. ] Well? Gonna laugh?