"No? Then why do you cling to it as an excuse for everything?" It's more accusatory than she means to sound, but they're too close to him actually opening up for her to back down. "If you had nothing to hide, you would tell me the truth about this. You would've told Loki the truth, too."
She pauses to take a short, noisy breath and exhales it in a huff. Her frustration is more at herself than at him right now, but he's not going to know that. Without her anger in check, Thor will end up in a deeper hole than he started in. Taking this brief moment to collect herself makes it easier to continue, though her tone is still more clipped than she'd like it to be. After all the pushing she's done, it's difficult to see him hold himself back.
"Nothing will get better until you make the effort. I know this is difficult. I know how much it hurts and how much hate and shame you can feel for yourself. But I can't take the step for you. If you really want this, you need to try. If you want to move on, you have to admit what's holding you back."
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She pauses to take a short, noisy breath and exhales it in a huff. Her frustration is more at herself than at him right now, but he's not going to know that. Without her anger in check, Thor will end up in a deeper hole than he started in. Taking this brief moment to collect herself makes it easier to continue, though her tone is still more clipped than she'd like it to be. After all the pushing she's done, it's difficult to see him hold himself back.
"Nothing will get better until you make the effort. I know this is difficult. I know how much it hurts and how much hate and shame you can feel for yourself. But I can't take the step for you. If you really want this, you need to try. If you want to move on, you have to admit what's holding you back."