Sometimes he needed to be reminded that just because he could imagine the end point, knew the likely way things might go, it didn't mean it was inevitable.
Can I say somethin' about destiny? Screw destiny! If this evil thing comes, we'll fight it and we'll keep fightin' it until we whup it. 'Cause destiny is just another word for inevitable, and nothing's inevitable as long as you stand up, look it in the eye, and say, "You're evitable!
His own expression softened, Fred was right. Right about so many things. And stronger than so many people gave her credit for. When her hand dropped, he moved to catch it again, his fingers gently closing around her own.
"Fred. When did you get to be so wise? Sometimes I feel like I've lost my way. That we've lost our way. But then you remind me again of a simple truth. We fight. That's what we do, who we've become. We don't accept the way things are or will be. No matter how hard it is to keep going on. Or how murky things become. Because anything else is just giving in. Letting the darkness win by default."
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Can I say somethin' about destiny? Screw destiny! If this evil thing comes, we'll fight it and we'll keep fightin' it until we whup it. 'Cause destiny is just another word for inevitable, and nothing's inevitable as long as you stand up, look it in the eye, and say, "You're evitable!
His own expression softened, Fred was right. Right about so many things. And stronger than so many people gave her credit for. When her hand dropped, he moved to catch it again, his fingers gently closing around her own.
"Fred. When did you get to be so wise? Sometimes I feel like I've lost my way. That we've lost our way. But then you remind me again of a simple truth. We fight. That's what we do, who we've become. We don't accept the way things are or will be. No matter how hard it is to keep going on. Or how murky things become. Because anything else is just giving in. Letting the darkness win by default."