by Groundskeeper » Sat Aug 03, 2019 3:25 am
The other Sam sipped her tea.
"You do not need to live up to other universes' expectations. But the expectations we set for ourselves can be the most damning of them all.
If it makes you feel better...I was as lost as you, at your age. Perhaps even more so. I made mistakes; I made choices I regret. And I lived, and I learned, and I came into myself, at long last, when I was the most needed.
Things happened over the years that I didn't always quite understand. And I bollocksed them up more times than I care to remember. I made it through, however, because I had people who cared about me, and I cared about them enough to take even the most frightening leaps.
You have your wolves. You have my Champion and her daughter. You have your family to help you when you fall. And you will fall. But you will get back up again, as many times as it takes."