InsaneJournal

Prompt #3
[locked from other Veronica Mars characters]
I don't know if I believe in love. I've seen too many things and been betrayed too many times to believe that it's possible for anyone to love someone unconditionally. Oh, but parents all love their children unconditionally, you say? You must not live in Neptune. My mother sold me out for fifty grand. Twice. Logan's dad beat him with a belt for any minor 'infraction'. Meg's parents locked her little sister in a closet. Dick and Beaver's dad skipped the country to avoid being charged with fraud. Wallace's mom lied to him about his biological father's identity. There's a reason why there are no "Parent of the Year" awards here.

As for romantic love? That's the biggest scam of all. I thought I loved Duncan and where did that get me? Waking up with no underwear and no memory of losing my virginity. Logan thinks we have some sort of epic love. And I'll give him that he's got the 'lives ruined' and 'bloodshed' parts right. Don't get me wrong, I do love him. But do I think we have some sort of pre-destined fate to be together? To beat all the odds and live happily ever after? I'm pretty sure that only happens in movies and Danielle Steel novels.

You can say I'm too young to be this cynical, but if you've lived through what I've lived through, I don't think you'd be any more optimistic.


[open for comments from anyone that's NOT a Veronica Mars character.]