Angel
It feels like all I'm doing lately is defending something.
I'm supposed to make everyone happy, even when I've got various opposing opinions being thrown at me. I'm expected to somehow make someone's opinion feel validated and listened to, even when I'm telling them no, which I'm apparently never allowed to do. I have to keep doing my job no matter what's going on in my private life, kicking ass, but not too much ass in case other people are made to feel like their contribution isn't valued. I'm supposed to make the hard choices, but only if it doesn't offend anyone, ever. I'm being yelled at for being stubborn and disagreeing with people by people being stubborn and disagreeing. I have to pretend people with no real training or experience are just as good as a Slayer. I have to defend my boyfriend but not too much. I have to not defend my own decisions but remain true to my convictions, as long as they don't clash with anyone else's.
And somewhere, in between all of that, I have to make sure the people of this city stay alive. And if I take time off from that, people will die.