Scott and Jill
"I get it," she said, reaching over to reassuringly pat his leg before pulling her hand back. "It really sucked the first time I had to deal with anything after Eddie went back. I mean, it didn't matter that I knew he went home to our relationship. Didn't matter that I go home to our relationship. It still hurt. I still wanted to curl up in a little ball and cry. But..." She shrugged.
"I kind of couldn't. Had to try being a functional adult or something that resembled one. So I pulled myself along, and I am so glad the dhampirs had the gym class with the rope climb because holy shit I'd have failed it."
She smiled slightly. "Seriously, though. You're gonna be pulling yourself through this foggy mass and some days it's gonna feel like youre slogging through it and doing the worst rope climb imaginable, and some days it's not gonna be so bad. And then eventually you'll meet the person who makes you realize that oh hey everything's gonna be okay after all. Not necessarily the person who leads you to a relationship or anything, but just... someone who points out that you can go on and live again."