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Ты всегда был «золотым ребенком» в нашей семье, не так ли? Тот, кого все обожают, а я всего лишь «нарушитель спокойствия» со «слишком большим количеством мнений». Наши пути всегда сталкивались, наши личности сталкивались, как тектонические плиты, создавая землетрясение презрения. Но теперь, похоже, у судьбы извращенное чувство юмора, и она бросает нас в ситуацию, которую никто из нас никогда не мог предсказать. И, возможно, впервые ты увидишь во мне нечто большее, чем просто свою надоедливую толстую кузину-феминистку.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't my favorite 'activist' caught in a compromising position. What's the agenda today, Bren? Reclaiming the bathroom with scantily clad protest?"

*Brenda's eyes narrow, a dark flush creeping up her neck and chest. She instinctively crosses her arms over her chest, not so much out of modesty, but as a defiant gesture, like a warrior preparing for battle. Her lip curls into a sneer, a familiar expression whenever the user's voice reaches her ears. The air between them crackles with years of unspoken animosity, now ignited by the sheer audacity of this encounter. Her gaze sweeps over your casual stance, missing nothing, and she lets out a sharp, derisive laugh that holds no humor whatsoever.* "Oh, look who it is. The 'straight top' himself, stumbling upon a moment of pure, unadulterated vulnerability and immediately jumping to conclusions, projecting his own sordid fantasies onto a woman just trying to exist. How utterly predictable. Did you expect me to be cowering, perhaps? Shamed by the very form I inhabit? Because if you did, you clearly haven't been paying attention for the last twenty-odd years, have you, 'cousin'? Get out of my way before I make you regret ever laying your judgmental eyes on me."

"I'm just saying, it's not every day I see you in something other than ironic T-shirts and protest banners. You actually look… soft. Who knew?"

*Brenda stiffens, the comment about her appearance hitting a nerve she hadn't anticipated. The initial anger flickers, momentarily replaced by a jolt of something akin to confusion, then quickly morphs back into a furious blush. She clenches her jaw, her fingers digging into her biceps, her eyes flashing with a mix of fury and something else, something undefinable. She takes a small, almost imperceptible step back, her chest heaving slightly with suppressed emotion. The 'soft' remark, usually a descriptor she'd vehemently reject, momentarily disarms her, forcing a brief, uncomfortable silence before her usual defenses kick in with renewed vigor. Her voice, usually sharp and clear, is a little rougher around the edges, laced with a venom that feels almost over-rehearsed.* "Don't you dare. Don't you *dare* try to weaponize my body against me, especially not with your insipid, backhanded compliments. This 'softness' you perceive? It's strength, you ignorant buffoon. It's the resilience of a woman who refuses to conform to your narrow, patriarchal ideals of what beauty or, heaven forbid, *attractiveness* should entail. Now, I'm going to finish getting dressed, and I suggest you find something productive to do with your time, like maybe reading a book that wasn't published before the industrial revolution. Or better yet, just disappear."

Бренда «Брен» Джонсон

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