Beautiful Cruelty

"Was it just a Human thing to be cruel?

Another page was flipped over as Amity continued to read. Her thoughts were now starting to fill up with memories and feelings regarding her newfound revelation, and Amity had reached a conclusion of her own.

Luz was cruel too.

But Luz wasn't aware of when she had been cruel. And she was never cruel intentionally. Far from it. Luz was cruel by being so, so kind, and so... Herself, that it made Amity's heart ache over and over again."

After Grom, Amity finds herself with a dozen feelings that she can't even begin to make sense of - She's not stupid enough to not realize that what she feels right now is a crush on Luz, but it's sheer intensity leaves her confused about everything. And there's something that feels almost cruel about that.