[She shakes her head, pressing her knuckles against her mouth. He means well. A lot of people mean well when they gently suggest that maybe, just maybe, this isn't the healthiest way to cope. Like she doesn't know. Like she cares. She died and Shaun started talking to her ghost. Shaun dies and she loses the will to carry on.
Codependent is such an ugly word. She's always hated the way people throw it at them, like it's something she should be ashamed of. Like it was anything but inevitable, growing up the way they had, tangled up and loving each other enough to make up for all the ways their parents didn't.
It might not be healthy, but it's so much better than any of the other alternatives.]
It wouldn't help. It would be worse not being here.
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Codependent is such an ugly word. She's always hated the way people throw it at them, like it's something she should be ashamed of. Like it was anything but inevitable, growing up the way they had, tangled up and loving each other enough to make up for all the ways their parents didn't.
It might not be healthy, but it's so much better than any of the other alternatives.]
It wouldn't help. It would be worse not being here.