A glass box. That is all I am confined to now. Something that seems fragile, yet it is unyielding, unfeeling.
I wish I was a glass box.
As I sit staring at my faded reflection, I am forced to see myself as I truly am. No longer am I the great uniter; no, I am a young woman, lost beyond all hope. I alienated those I love, and in return was rightfully abandoned. As I continue pondering, the reflection shifts into an image I am all too familiar with. An eight year old is sitting, curled up into a ball, tears streaming down her face. My stomach drops as my memory projects onto the glass in front of me.
It is a dreary, brooding day, the kind of day that holds nothing but sorrow. The darkness outside of the window implies that the sun has only just begun to rise. I watch as a younger version of myself awakens, to an empty house. Her small voice calls out for her loved ones, piercing the silence. She searches the rooms, but to no avail. The house is a skeleton, the flesh hastily torn away in the dead of the night. The girl runs to the door, standing in the threshold and searching the horizon for any sign that her parents are coming back, any sign that they care about her. As she realizes the unforgiving truth, she slides down the door frame, tears sliding down her face. Soon the soft sounds of rain falling join her quiet sobs, and thunder rumbles in the distance. The girl glances up and meets my eyes.
As I face the reflection, I feel the lonely, stinging tears threatening to spill over. The reflection slowly shifts back to reality, but the only thing that changes is the age of the girl. I look away, ashamed at what I have become, ashamed at what I always have been.
A/N So, the finale... was fantastic. Kudos to Bryke for a great ending. I am intrigued by Kuvira's past and motivations, so here is my outlet, to keep track of the story in my mind. Out of all my villains, she is my favorite, because she showed that she is a human, who has intentions, who recognizes her faults, and who still wants to be protected. This will likely be multi-chapter. Shoutout to mml005's Glass Walls, a great one-shot that forever made me imagine Kuvira in a glass cell.
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