exnatura:

  An exhale much harsher than she means escapes her lips, a puff of air aimed with uncensored venom.

      Aerith does not mean to be short, but she is. 

      ❝ — That’s hypocritical. ❞ 

      If the roles were reversed,
      what response would she have given to an offer of help?

         _{There went the smile on her face, replaced with something far more solemn than before.}

                           _{”Yes, it is.”}

                  _{There’s no use in denying it—
                  The other way around she would
                  Have denied any offer of help.}

         _{Still she picked up as many cans as she could manage to hold in her arms and stood up straight once more, gazing at the other woman quietly. ”There’s never any harm in asking, though.”}