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You don’t need superpowers to be a hero, Lila.
The words rang in Lila’s ears defiantly despite how much she attempted to silence them, lying to herself that the gifted earrings meant nothing – dangling fox tails similar to a necklace from what felt like ages ago.
But in case you ever need a reminder, I want you to have these.
Then she’d smiled at her, and Lila couldn’t lie anymore. She cared about the gift, and who had given it, more than she wanted to admit, and she resigned herself to the feeling with a bittersweet sigh.
“Damn you, Marinette.”