[ The worst thing you can do with Mystique is trust her.
The second worst thing you can do with Mystique is show any weakness.
So when her plan of noping into the atmosphere fails her (and of course it would), Rogue holds still for a long moment, just trying to breath beyond the thundering in her ears and the intensity of her fight or fight reaction.
Mystique was not the enemy here, the situation was the enemy, she should not lose her temper, she should not immediately isolate her, she should not--
She turns around and rakes her mother with a fierce glare, taking her in from the top of her head to the toes of her feet with palatable disdain. ]
Like I could forget.
[ ...but there are differences that she sees now that she's closer. It's the way she's carrying herself more than anything about the way Mystique looks - Mystique can look like anything. It's a fragile thread, but it keeps her from stalking off again. ]
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The second worst thing you can do with Mystique is show any weakness.
So when her plan of noping into the atmosphere fails her (and of course it would), Rogue holds still for a long moment, just trying to breath beyond the thundering in her ears and the intensity of her fight or fight reaction.
Mystique was not the enemy here, the situation was the enemy, she should not lose her temper, she should not immediately isolate her, she should not--
She turns around and rakes her mother with a fierce glare, taking her in from the top of her head to the toes of her feet with palatable disdain. ]
Like I could forget.
[ ...but there are differences that she sees now that she's closer. It's the way she's carrying herself more than anything about the way Mystique looks - Mystique can look like anything. It's a fragile thread, but it keeps her from stalking off again. ]