[No, she doesn't, though it pisses her off to hear him say it. Even when exhausted and beaten down, he acts like he's the freaking Fire Lord or something, as though where she is, what she does, is under his control. Giving her "permission" to leave him, telling her she has no reason to stay. (The sentiment isn't entirely fair, but he's always been so controlling that it can be hard to see his behavior in any other light. Especially tonight.)
There are a million good reasons to leave. Her only reason to stay is a vague feeling that he wants her gone, a suspicion that it would be easier for him if she left and she doesn't want to make things easier for him. She watches him silently, waiting for something, her eyes stabbing him with anger and hurt.
(Perhaps what she's really waiting for is for him to say something that will make her own pain go away, but that is far from her conscious thoughts.)]
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There are a million good reasons to leave. Her only reason to stay is a vague feeling that he wants her gone, a suspicion that it would be easier for him if she left and she doesn't want to make things easier for him. She watches him silently, waiting for something, her eyes stabbing him with anger and hurt.
(Perhaps what she's really waiting for is for him to say something that will make her own pain go away, but that is far from her conscious thoughts.)]