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[–]SrslyStark 1144ポイント1145ポイント  (39子コメント)

Good for them, that kind of serious injury is taxing on a relationship, regardless of how it affected her appearance. Hope the best for them.

[–]Mackin-N-Cheese 2419ポイント2420ポイント  (405子コメント)

A couple more pics (NSFL if you're sensitive to this sort of thing.) What a great, heartwarming story. She sounds like a very impressive woman, and good on him for sticking with her. Burns like that are a horrible, horrible thing to deal with. Even once you survive the initial hospitalization, it's a lifetime of procedures to deal with scars, contractures, etc.

“When Turia was in intensive care after her accident, I went out and bought a diamond ring,” Michael says. “I showed it to my dad as we stood by her hospital bedside and said, “If she lives, I am going to marry her.” Dad just looked at me and said, ‘Good on you, mate’.”

[–]T3canolis 1251ポイント1252ポイント  (58子コメント)

I so much admire someone who can put themselves in the public eye again after such a body-altering accident. No one would have criticized her if she never made a public appearance for the rest of her life, but she did. She isn't ashamed of how she looks after what happened to her, and that is worthy of so much more than my admiration.

[–]socialhope 180ポイント181ポイント  (6子コメント)

I used to sell backpacking boots and trail running shoes at a backpacking store.

I also sold hiking sandals.

One day this pretty young woman came in wearing a long dress and brought me a pair of Chaco Sandals that she wanted to try on. I could tell something was up because she was very nervous.

She told me she was tired of hiding her feet and really wanted to wear sandals again. She said she had some type of burn on her legs and feet.

So I went down to get the sandals and I will never forget the look of her when I got back. She was sitting on the bench with her arms around her knees with her dress hiding her legs and feet.

It was HEARTBREAKING!

I made some small talk to try and get her comfortable. After a little while she was ready and tried the sandals on. She loved them!

She even put her shoes in the box they came in and walked out with them! It felt really good to be able to help someone overcome a fear they had.

[–]I_Plunder_Booty 59ポイント60ポイント  (2子コメント)

I don't know how to say this without sounding creepy so here goes...what did her feet look like?

[–]OnionFily 19ポイント20ポイント  (0子コメント)

Hate to admit it, but I was at least expecting some description...

[–]xanatos451 85ポイント86ポイント  (0子コメント)

Found the guy with the fetish.

[–]idma 18ポイント19ポイント  (0子コメント)

Hey lady. I know you're happy and all, but you still gotta make a payment of $250

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    [–]chiffed 357ポイント358ポイント  (25子コメント)

    So much this. Making it through the pain and rehab and opiates is heroic. Making it out in a very public venue rocks. It's blue-ribbon levels of valour.

    Making it through a gibbled leg with lots of scarring? Took me 6 months to feel human and 5 years to wear shorts in public. I'm a wimp.

    [–]butterbell 257ポイント258ポイント  (8子コメント)

    Sometimes I avoid going out when I have a pimple. You're not a wimp.

    [–]some_kind_of_way 101ポイント102ポイント  (5子コメント)

    I just avoid going out. Source: Am wimp.

    [–]lostdrone 32ポイント33ポイント  (0子コメント)

    Aside from vanity, the face is a social tool. It isn't just about how you deal with it but others.

    You could have a monsterous zit or a scar etc, best advice is don't be shy. When people see you have no hangups they feel more comfortable.

    Of course this is easier said than done but always keep in your mind that there is always someone less attractive than you, more successful and with a partner that on the surface is out of their league but in reality it is reversed because their personality is infectious.

    I always see that rule about don't be unattractive.

    You don't need to be attractive to be attractive.

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      [–]YWxpY2lh 54ポイント55ポイント  (9子コメント)

      Just because someone is heroic with something worse doesn't mean you aren't. You're amazing.

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        [–]faceless_user 64ポイント65ポイント  (3子コメント)

        its because shes not some weak smooth skin.

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          [–]tif2shuz 227ポイント228ポイント  (101子コメント)

          What happened to her

          [–]The_new_Regis 645ポイント646ポイント  (27子コメント)

          she was caught in a bushfire in a cross country endurance run. The organisers failed to warn her- there was a court case about it but I'm not sure what happened.

          [–]tif2shuz 209ポイント210ポイント  (2子コメント)

          Ohh okay, thank you for responding with an actual answer

          [–]The_new_Regis 129ポイント130ポイント  (1子コメント)

          It was in Australia- her attitude has made her very well respected here. She was on the front page of a popular magazine and everyone wishes her well.

          [–]ImGaz 38ポイント39ポイント  (5子コメント)

          Apparently it was settled recently out of court, but no details were provided.

          [–]The_new_Regis 72ポイント73ポイント  (3子コメント)

          i hope that she is able to comfortably live the rest of her life with the money she got. She has been through so much.

          [–]His_submissive_slut 18ポイント19ポイント  (2子コメント)

          My cynical side says "oh... That's why".

          [–]The_new_Regis 14ポイント15ポイント  (0子コメント)

          It's a hard path to take for everyone involved. I would like to think the best here- in the article it says that he bought the ring before he knew if she would survive.

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                [–]SpeakLikeAChild04 2248ポイント2249ポイント  (59子コメント)

                I dropped my mixtape on her.

                [–]CederDUDE22 590ポイント591ポイント  (10子コメント)

                bruh

                [–]PieroIsMarksman 206ポイント207ポイント  (3子コメント)

                http://i.imgur.com/PbiZ6ok.gif

                [–]tangelopeQ 79ポイント80ポイント  (0子コメント)

                http://i.imgur.com/Xx2AM2h.gif

                [–]NvrGonnaGiveYouUp 30ポイント31ポイント  (7子コメント)

                you just got LITT UP

                [–]Golf_and_Booze 45ポイント46ポイント  (3子コメント)

                http://i.imgur.com/VQLGJOL.gif

                [–]thetechnician2042 27ポイント28ポイント  (2子コメント)

                You just made me buy gold for the first time ever, thank you.

                [–]Thrall_So_Hard 12ポイント13ポイント  (0子コメント)

                No chill.

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                  [–]IOOIOIIIIOOOIIOOIIOI 18ポイント19ポイント  (1子コメント)

                  OP posted what happened in a comment.

                  [–]tif2shuz 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

                  Ohh okay thank you!

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                    [–]Constellations94 1747ポイント1748ポイント  (156子コメント)

                    jesus, I...I don't know if I'd be a good enough of a person to stick with her tbh.

                    [–]OrderForBatman 856ポイント857ポイント  (69子コメント)

                    i think it's hard to know what you would have stayed with her because you don't love her. In a hypothetical situation you are thinking without emotions. If you truly loved someone, and they were your 'family' then I'm sure you would help them through the worst of it, be there for all the tears and hugs. Even if you can't see them the same way i'm sure that the love for that person would still be there.

                    [–]Tylerturden2 421ポイント422ポイント  (51子コメント)

                    I'm honestly now questioning if I've ever loved someone, and that makes me feel terrible about myself. He makes it sound like it was so easy and I'm sure if I loved someone I wouldn't care what they looked like, but the second he heard he went out and got the diamond ring. I would atleast hesitate and think about it, and now I feel like I'm missing out on "true love" but I'm glad they have it and they make it look amazing.

                    [–]Osziris 157ポイント158ポイント  (19子コメント)

                    You honestly cannot know for certain unless you are in that situation, but it is also possible to never have experienced love like that.

                    [–]binary223 94ポイント95ポイント  (16子コメント)

                    The problem with love is that everyone has a different idea of what it is. No one knows what true love is, unless they know. And since no one can accurately describe true love, you don't have any frame of reference. I'm someone who found it, only problem is, I can't describe it, you can maybe observe by action. And I could totally see that happening and feeling nothing but empathy and love, rather than revulsion. It's weird.

                    [–]Im_not_talking_to_u 23ポイント24ポイント  (0子コメント)

                    Describing that kind of love we see here is like describing what water tastes like...

                    And I don't like water. But I still need it.

                    [–]sparkreason 16ポイント17ポイント  (9子コメント)

                    Well in my opinion true love is loyalty and a commitment of your life to making the life of another better.

                    [–]Phase714 34ポイント35ポイント  (3子コメント)

                    I'm my opinion true love was Saturday morning cartoons with dad and a bowl of cinnamon toast crunch.

                    [–]Lleland 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

                    With you 100%. I think most people just go for the definitions that involve feelings, which can change at any given time, so we get absurd divorce rates and fewer and fewer long term commitments. If you make loyalty and commitment the core of it sure you'll have some hard times where others would've just given up and gone on to someone that made them feel better, but damn you'll have something solid and true if you stick it out together.

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                          [–]OrderForBatman 35ポイント36ポイント  (2子コメント)

                          i think it's more of a process. You find someone you are really really compatible and you start to form a life with them. Some people stay with their SO for a long time but they don't love them, they are just scared of breaking up. These people normally aren't very compatible. It's when you get that perfect storm of having someone who you are really compatible with, who you love and makes you happy, and who you have spent part of your life with them. I don't think it's a love at first sight. I mean who knows maybe you already know your life-partner you just haven't given dating a chance yet. There's a lot of intricacies to it.

                          Edit: I think it ends up being like the way you love a close family member. If that close family member got hurt significantly you would be there for them. If you really love someone and you've spent that much time with them then you will love them just as much if not more than that family member. For me it wouldn't be that 'i love them despite what they look like' It's more of you see them for what they really are and just forget about the way they look. You love your mom even if she's obese and you forget about the weight most of the times. It's not something you consciously do because in your mind you see their smile you hear their funny jokes and you don't see their looks first. You have all those memories to think about and not the physical aspects. I think it's harder to fall in love with someone if they have a really big physical problem you can't easily accept than to just fall out of love because now they have some big physical problem.

                          [–]Infiltraitor 21ポイント22ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          I just got married 1 month ago to a girl I've known the past 17 years and have dated my entire adult life. I can tell you that when you know someone for that long, it's like marrying your best friend except rather than just having good times together that person actually inspires you to be a better version of you. If I think about it, I'm sure I could still live and function without her in my life, but to have her in my life and my future as my wife and friend is more meaningful than I can describe in words. It just transcends above other things that some might value like looks, aesthetics, job title, income etc. I guess what I'm trying to say is that when you meet someone that inspires you to just be better, live better, while accepting you and making you feel completely comfortable and secure with who you are that may open your heart to feel and see things that you may not experience as an individual, so it just makes logical sense to want to have that person in your life and future. Sorry for the rant.

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                            [–]Moonhowler22 20ポイント21ポイント  (1子コメント)

                            This would have been my sister. Her boyfriend of 6 years had an incident involving drugs and alcohol. While he was in the hospital, it was discovered the CPR performed by his friends + lack of oxygen + whatever else caused him to have 2 strokes - it would have effected his sight and motor skills, though we don't know how badly.

                            She immediately decided to not go back to school this fall semester to help him recover. She was gonna stick with him for however long it took.

                            Unfortunately, he didn't make it. But she was ready and willing to drop everything, put her life on hold, to help him back to his.

                            It really is amazing.

                            [–]Stillflying 30ポイント31ポイント  (2子コメント)

                            Absolutely, I can't imagine any kind of disfigurement or disability pulling me away from my fiance, we've been together for 7 years and through a lot already, he's my best friend and what's more is I absolutely know if this kind of thing happened to me he'd be by my side the entire way. He's already been able to handle me at times when I was pretty damn ugly on the inside, I don't think for a second ugly on the outside would bother him.

                            [–]flashmedallion 23ポイント24ポイント  (2子コメント)

                            I still remember when I realized that if the girl I was with got in an accident or something and I'd have to wipe her ass for the rest of my life I'd still be with her. Our first wedding anniversary is in October.

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                              [–]Sao_Gage 86ポイント87ポイント  (13子コメント)

                              http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/03/16/26B03C9300000578-2996539-image-a-1_1426489194844.jpg

                              She looks so much better in recent pictures. The surgeries have been nothing short of miraculous for her.

                              [–]yousedditreddit 19ポイント20ポイント  (1子コメント)

                              they fixed her eyes so well

                              [–]belindamshort 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

                              It seems like her eyes were already okay if you look at the other images.

                              [–]odaeyss 88ポイント89ポイント  (2子コメント)

                              She's up to PS2 graphics!... goddamnit, I'm not a good person :(

                              [–]Sorlex 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

                              Its okay, the first thing I thought was she has gone from looking like an undead ghoul to looking like some joker smeared peanut butter on her face.

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                                  [–]DerangedDesperado 169ポイント170ポイント  (25子コメント)

                                  Its a shitty situation but at the same time i dont think it would make him a shitty or bad person if he chose to leave. These life changing tragedies are just that and for some people those changes are too drastic. It would be unfair to expect someone to stay in a relationship if it would make them unhappy. Regardless it is not something i'd want to have to make a choice about.

                                  [–]InitiallyAnAsshole 65ポイント66ポイント  (7子コメント)

                                  I don't know how much I agree with you. But I don't disagree with you either. This is just such a tough situation.

                                  [–]EnduringAtlas 12ポイント13ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                  Yeah man, like the guy wouldn't be an asshole for leaving her but... on top of everything she's been through, her boyfriend leaving her would be devastating. On top of THAT, if she ever wanted to, how would she get back into the scene and find someone that would love her?

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                                      [–]OFJehuty 4ポイント5ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                      I would be stuck between really not being attracted to her physically any more, and not wanting to deal with the shame of abandoning her. It would be tough. I like to think I love the girl Im with enough that I would stay with her, I hope I never get tested.

                                      [–]SimpleGimble 12ポイント13ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                      I know I'm not.

                                      [–]random1ster 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                      I hope I can find someone that I'd be that committed to in the future.

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                                        [–]MalarkeyandBullshit 58ポイント59ポイント  (8子コメント)

                                        This story reminds me of Stephanie Nielson, a mother who was in a serious plane crash with her husband Christian and burned over 80% of her body.She blogs about her life and seems to have a happy life and marriage after the crash.

                                        She also did a video called My New Life.

                                        [–]thisaccountisdeep 21ポイント22ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                        That video was more heartwarming than any bullshit Nicholas Spark novel. So, it's safe to say that I cried while wondering if I'd ever find someone who would love me unconditionally enough to stay with me if something like that were to happen to me

                                        [–]PPvsFC_ 29ポイント30ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                        There is a lot of weirdness behind the Stephanie Nielson story, especially surrounding the alternate reality of the crash she has convinced herself of. There was a Salt Lake Tribune AZ Central article about it, how she talks about her husband breaking his back to save her when in reality he left her there so their children would have at least one parent. Also about how he has a huge amount of guilt about not going back to get her. Then there's all the weirdness between she and her sister, who seems to have profited off the accident by becoming a Provo mormon blogger.

                                        I mean, I am glad she and her family seem so happy. I just have a hard time believing Nienie is presenting an honest look through her blog, as it's become an important testimony for the Provo LDS lifestyle and a sort of coping mechanism for her personally.

                                        EDIT: Added link to article.

                                        [–]CrazyPurpleBacon 20ポイント21ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                        how she talks about her husband breaking his back to save her when in reality he left her there so their children would have at least one parent.

                                        That's a horrifying situation to be put in, jeez

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                                            [–]MrsTtt 26ポイント27ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                            She looks remarkably well for having such extensive burns. Her smile and eyes still shine bright.

                                            [–]flash_memory 318ポイント319ポイント  (13子コメント)

                                            "Hey there, smoothskin."

                                            [–]MrLordGman 134ポイント135ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                            http://imgur.com/deFNGpL

                                            [–]yeah_one_2 48ポイント49ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                            Oh, my.

                                            This picture prompted me to think, "wow she looks like a ghoul..."

                                            Then you think more on it. Most of the time in the fallout universe ghouls are treated as subhuman if not worse. They are hunted, harassed, ignored, ridiculed and so on in the wastelands.

                                            Fallout does a good job describing how people tend to treat those who look different via scars, birth/medical defects and the like.

                                            Turia Pitt is a strong human. So is her husband.

                                            ...

                                            Just one of a thousand thoughts about this story.

                                            [–]Whitsoxrule 14ポイント15ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                            god damnit lmao

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                                              [–]topofmydome 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                              The work she is doing for Interplast is amazing.

                                              You should all take a minute to check them out and see if you can support in some way!

                                              http://www.interplast.org.au/

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                                                [–]incons1stent 770ポイント771ポイント  (88子コメント)

                                                Very touching.
                                                Not to be insensitive but I thought modern plastic surgery had come a bit further though, is she still in the process of healing?

                                                [–]scott60561 770ポイント771ポイント  (41子コメント)

                                                Burns are still hard to fix, probably the hardest of all injuries to repair even for the best plastic surgeon. Much harder then say cuts, puncture wounds or impact injuries. All those other things are easy to fix because there generally is more healthy tissue and skin to work with than with a severely burned victim.

                                                [–]NoxiousDogCloud 357ポイント358ポイント  (35子コメント)

                                                Severe burns destroy the underlying muscle and fat, which makes it pretty hard to fix.

                                                [–]Iosefowork 70ポイント71ポイント  (28子コメント)

                                                Are those things that would build back up over time? Or would she need to go extreme with something like a face transplant?

                                                [–]NoxiousDogCloud 291ポイント292ポイント  (25子コメント)

                                                Third degree, or full thickness burns, extend all the way to the base layer of the skin. This requires grafting. The damage can extend all the way to the bone, sometimes referred to as a forth degree burn. These destroy the underlying tissues, and they don't grow back.

                                                Its basically amputation by fire. The flesh and muscle isn't damaged, it's destroyed. In a burn case like this they typically start cutting away at the burned tissue until they find blood. Blood is good, it means there's living tissue.

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                                                  [–]chantistar 14ポイント15ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                                  is that why she, in particular, has become so mmuch more thin now? i was going to ask if it was because of the fire made it hard for her body to stay hydrated. not the word i'm looking for ''hydrated'' but you know what i mean. i'm tired and it's getting late - if you know that would be so awesome. e: fluids. thats the word i'm looking for. burns make you lose fluids. correct?

                                                  [–]computeraddict 17ポイント18ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                  It's more that traumatic injury is going to make you burn calories like nothing else during healing. It's also possible, given the severity of her burns, that some of her fat was burned off directly by the fire. (Burning of fat by fire is the proposed method of so-called spontaneous human combustion. It's not usually spontaneous, but rather a smoker falling asleep and dropping a cigarette on themselves. It's been proposed that their clothes then act like a wick and burn their fat like tallow.) Actual loss of bodily fluid would happen in the form of blood around the time of injury, but would be normal by the time these pictures were taken. What's more likely to assist in the appearance of being thinner, in addition to have had body mass burned away, is that her skin is tighter now from being composed so extensively of scar tissue.

                                                  Brb, getting a stiff drink.

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                                                      [–]RawMuscleLab 109ポイント110ポイント  (31子コメント)

                                                      Katie Piper in the UK is probably the best comparison out there.

                                                      [–]GrandChawhee 135ポイント136ポイント  (29子コメント)

                                                      Katie Piper

                                                      [–]CJ_Guns 54ポイント55ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                      "He claimed to be high on steroids"

                                                      Riiiight. While AAS can increase aggression, it does not induce psychotic, rape-causing and contracted acid-throwing effects. Dude had a criminal element to begin with.

                                                      [–]michaeldunworthsydne 195ポイント196ポイント  (21子コメント)

                                                      Katie Piper

                                                      Here's progress of her recovery. Pretty remarkable.

                                                      [–]Golf_and_Booze 177ポイント178ポイント  (10子コメント)

                                                      Good lord, she is back to being out of my league in the 2010 picture.

                                                      [–]skeletalsound 107ポイント108ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                                      she's probably out of my league through out all those years tbh

                                                      [–]maowsers93 6ポイント7ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                      Yeah, some of the plastic surgery done on acid attack victims is impressive as shit. I wonder why acid attacks are easier to fix than burn scars.

                                                      [–]computeraddict 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                      Burns more thoroughly destroy tissue. Heat can penetrate tissue faster and more effectively than acid, making severe burns much deeper in extent even if the superficial damage is similar. It's the underlying damage that plastic surgery has a much harder time repairing.

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                                                        [–]Amphibialrabies69 25ポイント26ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                        Is that a lot of make-up or just healing and surgery? You can't even really tell in the 2010 picture that it happened. She still has the right eye that still appears damaged, but still looks beautiful

                                                        [–]0xAFABBABE 31ポイント32ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                        I have a feeling there's a good amount of makeup, but the picture quality is also pretty bad. Still incredibly recovery nonetheless.

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                                                            [–]amheekin 76ポイント77ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                            Holy shit that is so fucking sad.

                                                            [–]SwisschaletDipSauce 48ポイント49ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                            She looks amazing for an acid attack victim, barely noticeable. Ex and accomplice should be dipped in acid.

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                                                              [–]ohnoao 18ポイント19ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                              That is impressive. What a fucked up story.

                                                              [–]Hamilton5M 58ポイント59ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                              In burns, the supporting vessels and tissues are gone. Plastic surgery is like overlaying on these working tissues. She has no underpinnings to work with.

                                                              She will have problems maintaining body temperature and getting warm. All of what you expect of your skin; the warmth sensing, touch sensitivity, ability to feel breezes or get goose pimples, all that is gone.

                                                              [–]chantistar 11ポイント12ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                              how does this affect one as they get in their geriatric years? what is the longevity of a severely burned person who survives

                                                              [–]Kstau24 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                              I know this isn't exactly what you were looking for, but the rule of thumb for survivability is the Baux score, which iirc is % of body burned + victim's age, with 140 being guaranteed death.

                                                              So the older you are, the more likely you are to die, while children should technically be able to survive most burns (assuming no inhalation). I'm under the impression that this would translate to as you get older after being burned that you're LD50 increases.

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                                                                  [–]GallowBoob[S] 4173ポイント4174ポイント  (493子コメント)

                                                                  Australian ex-model Turia Pitt suffered burns to 65 per cent of her body, lost her fingers and thumb on her right hand and spent five months in hospital after she was trapped by a grassfire in a 100 kilometre ultra-marathon in the Kimberley. Her boyfriend decided to quit his job to care for her recovery. Days ago, in an interview for CNN they asked him:

                                                                  "Did you at any moment think about leaving her, and hiring someone to take care of her and moving on with your life?"

                                                                  His reply:

                                                                  "I married her soul, her character, and she's the only woman that will continue to fulfill my dreams."

                                                                  [–]chemical_refraction 2692ポイント2693ポイント  (305子コメント)

                                                                  I think how the victim acts is probably most of the decision. If she remains the same and overcomes what happened it makes the relationship more viable. Some people, in the face of something tragic, really change and that's where the other person might leave. Seeing her in a dress out in public makes me think she's the former.

                                                                  [–]N8theGr8 1437ポイント1438ポイント  (278子コメント)

                                                                  I feel like the sort of person who runs ultra marathons probably has a pretty strong personality, and would try hard to overcome something like this.

                                                                  [–]chemical_refraction 938ポイント939ポイント  (271子コメント)

                                                                  I agree, but a model and obviously someone who prided themselves on their looks(earned in terms of athletics) would take a large psychological blow from this. I think overcoming this situation is certainly a show of character.

                                                                  [–]RawMuscleLab 295ポイント296ポイント  (267子コメント)

                                                                  She's received $10m.

                                                                  Yes, it's fucked up what's happened to her, but damn does that money help, She can buy anything she wants, and mentally that's huge for anyone/

                                                                  [–]TheToiletStoreINC 247ポイント248ポイント  (6子コメント)

                                                                  I disagree. No matter how much money I received, I'm positive it would not make up for the mental war going on in my head over the way I look.

                                                                  If I received a burn injury like that would I obviously take the money over no money? Yeah of course, it'd be more convenient but it would not buy my happiness in this case.

                                                                  [–]sansaset 543ポイント544ポイント  (57子コメント)

                                                                  can she buy a new face?

                                                                  [–]Emerald_Triangle 27ポイント28ポイント  (54子コメント)

                                                                  Why'd she get $10m?

                                                                  sorry if I'm ignorant on the facts about this - just curious

                                                                  [–]NWVoS 112ポイント113ポイント  (35子コメント)

                                                                  From the little I just read, the fire was already going on when the race started and the organizers never warned the runners. They also never informed the local emergency service till it was too late to prepare for the event, and there was no helicopter to rescue anyone in case of an emergency. They basically ran the event and said "fuck it" to any concern for the participants.

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                                                                    [–]salk80 26ポイント27ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                                                    I get your point, but $10 million can't buy her the chance to go back in time and never go to that marathon. Sure, the money helps, but $10 million isn't worth what she went through.

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                                                                        [–]Rnsace 21ポイント22ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                        Nothing could prepare you for Burns on 65 percent of your body. Let alone disfiguring ones.

                                                                        [–]TWIT_TWAT 14ポイント15ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                        She definitely has a powerful mind to go through something like that and continue forward moving with a smile on her face. Such an intense situation. I admire her resolve.

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                                                                            [–]NoxiousDogCloud 85ポイント86ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                            Pitt wasn't a professional model; she did it while earning a double-degree and was hired as mining engineer.

                                                                            [–]burgerdog 386ポイント387ポイント  (83子コメント)

                                                                            Damn... an acquaintance of mine told his girlfriend if she didn't lose 20 pounds he was out. Goes to show.

                                                                            [–]MotorcycleCK 186ポイント187ポイント  (32子コメント)

                                                                            This guy was at least married. Your acquaintance might be a dick, but he wasn't committed.

                                                                            Edit: it appears he married her after the accident. Nice guy.

                                                                            [–]cheerio_knickers 183ポイント184ポイント  (9子コメント)

                                                                            People are very often committed without being married.

                                                                            [–]experts_never_lie 113ポイント114ポイント  (7子コメント)

                                                                            Unfortunately, they're also often married without being committed.

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                                                                                [–]goatcoat 43ポイント44ポイント  (24子コメント)

                                                                                I just don't get it. If dating a fit girl were at the top of his list of priorities and he didn't actually care for her very much, he could have just broken up with her and began dating someone who always kept in shape because it was important to her. It would have been way easier than threatening her all the time.

                                                                                On the other hand, if he did care for her, then why throw down an ultimatum like that?

                                                                                [–]former-reddit-lurker 82ポイント83ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                                                I think people that give ultimatums like that are simply looking for a reason to leave the relationship.

                                                                                [–]NWVoS 34ポイント35ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                I also imagine they have control issues. If you lay down one ultimatum, you will lay down others.

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                                                                                  [–]diabolical-sun 43ポイント44ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                                  Maybe he's thinking about the future. I have a friend who gave her bf the same ultimatum. She said she didn't want to spend the rest of her life caring for him by his hospital bed because of something he can control.

                                                                                  They ended up breaking up for an unrelated reason, but when she dropped that on him he was ~270 (5'8" - 5'9"). Honestly, it may not be as shallow of a request as people believe. Context is important.

                                                                                  [–]_procyon 35ポイント36ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                  Yep, and if you're thinking about having children a lot of people want to be with someone who's healthy to set a good example and be around to raise them and do physical activities with them.

                                                                                  Personally I would not want to start a family with a guy who couldn't go on bike rides with his kids or chase them around the park. Or who fed them junk food because that's what he eats. Or who is risking dying young due to obesity-related health complications leaving his kids without a father.

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                                                                                      [–]pioneer2 22ポイント23ポイント  (14子コメント)

                                                                                      What does the boyfriend do? Must be pretty financially secure for both people to be out of a job.

                                                                                      [–]NoxiousDogCloud 56ポイント57ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                      She's an author and motivational speaker now, and he quit his job (police) to take care of her during recovery. Safe to say she might be making more bank than him now.

                                                                                      [–]Problematic_Clown 50ポイント51ポイント  (7子コメント)

                                                                                      She also won lots of money in a lawsuit. The organizers of the marathon didn't notify anyone about the fire that was going on near the course (which spread to the course when the runners were near that part)

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                                                                                        [–]T3canolis 147ポイント148ポイント  (18子コメント)

                                                                                        The fact that she was a model makes this story even more special, because she was the type of woman that some douchebag would marry just to bring around on his arm, but clearly that guy isn't that, so good for them.

                                                                                        [–]NoxiousDogCloud 196ポイント197ポイント  (16子コメント)

                                                                                        She wasn't a model; she earned a double-degree as a mining engineer and did modelling on the side before getting a job with a mining firm.

                                                                                        [–]tian_arg 38ポイント39ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                        Not the same, but I remember a guy in a similar situation

                                                                                        [–]T3canolis 37ポイント38ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                        Wow, good for her! I didn't know who she was before this post, so therein lies my confusion.

                                                                                        [–]kewers77 78ポイント79ポイント  (8子コメント)

                                                                                        Well she did modeling, meaning she was a model.

                                                                                        [–]hungry_squirrel 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                        So she was a model with a degree. It's you who's making assumptions about someone based on the fact that they're a model.

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                                                                                            [–]hurdur1 48ポイント49ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                                                            That's my sign never to do an ultra-marathon...not that I ever was going to do one anyway.

                                                                                            [–]FuckedByCrap 36ポイント37ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                            Collect as many reasons as you can. Just to be safe.

                                                                                            [–]nikosey 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                            Yep. Basically it used to be like this:

                                                                                            • Fear of pain & agony
                                                                                            • Fear of committing to something
                                                                                            • Fear of disappointing others
                                                                                            • Fear of disappointing myself

                                                                                            Fear of massive burns takes it to a whole other level.

                                                                                            [–]GlobindobinButler 35ポイント36ポイント  (7子コメント)

                                                                                            Serious question, there's something they can do to make her not look so scarred, right? I mean, I get that she'll never look the same and I'm not asking for his sake, but the way she is now has gotta have some serious psychological effects on her.

                                                                                            [–]troublingsmile 20ポイント21ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                            It really depends on what parts arent burned. When my mother was younger she suffered 3rd degree burns on 20% + of her body due to a propane tank exploding. After about 20 yrs of various skin grafts from her stomach and lower back, the scars are less pronounced and not noticable unless you look for them. There is potential for aestetic improvement for this woman too, but due to the extent of the burns, it's possible there's no where to get the skin graft. On top of that there is the extensive damage that has caused her to lose nose, ears and even fingers which really will be difficult to replace due to the lack of suitable skin and muscle to attach prostetics. She'll probably have 20+ yrs of various surgeries before it's a huge enough difference to call an improvement. Again that depends on whether or not there's anywhere with which to pull a viable skin graft.

                                                                                            [–]computeraddict 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                            It's a sad case of "we could rebuild her... if we had more to rebuild her with."

                                                                                            [–]happywaffle 95ポイント96ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                                                                            Short answer: no. This isn't a Hollywood movie. They'll probably conduct surgeries for the rest of her life, some of which will offer marginal aesthetic improvement, but she'll never look like anything but a terribly scarred burn victim.

                                                                                            [–]marswithrings 9ポイント10ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                            i'm not sure if hollywood actually having a character with bad burns would make her feel better or worse

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                                                                                              [–]MetalsDeadAndSoAmI 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                              He looks like Hank, from Royal Pains

                                                                                              [–]LifestyleChoices 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                              Just one more reason for me to never do an ultra marathon

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                                                                                                [–]fattypigfatty 147ポイント148ポイント  (14子コメント)

                                                                                                I don't want to even imagine what kind of pain she went through getting burned that horribly in the first place and then the healing/surgeries afterword. I have no idea who this woman is but she must be a damn strong person to get through that.

                                                                                                [–]serhound 102ポイント103ポイント  (9子コメント)

                                                                                                Burn victim here. There are no words that can describe that pain during and afterwards. The only thing that brought a little relief was when I received a skin graft. This woman was burned on 4 times the body surface area that I was. I imagine that she was in a medically induced coma for weeks and didn't have much skin available for grafting. She's my hero and I'd marry her too.

                                                                                                [–]babooshkaa 7ポイント8ポイント  (6子コメント)

                                                                                                What happened in your case?

                                                                                                [–]serhound 34ポイント35ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                                                It started from a candle. I was trying to save a dog and I seriously underestimated how fast fire can spread.

                                                                                                [–]computeraddict 10ポイント11ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                                Ever seen video of a house fire starting? Shit's crazy. We live in big tinder boxes and walk around wearing candle wicks.

                                                                                                [–]gimmeboobs 39ポイント40ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                                                He was found playing with his brothers toy and was pushed face-first into a fire.

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                                                                                                  [–]I_fight_demons 70ポイント71ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                                  'Pain she went through' doesn't work here. Burns this severe will leave her with extreme pain issues for life.

                                                                                                  [–]fattypigfatty 33ポイント34ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                  Fuck. That is even worse than I thought something already horrific would get. That is one impressive woman right there.

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                                                                                                    [–]OrderForBatman 277ポイント278ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                                                    I just want to give a big kudos to the chick in this pic. A lot of comments are saying that he is awesome for staying with her but I think that she is awesome too simply for moving forward with her life. I know if I was in his situation I would care for my significant other but if I went through a situation as traumatic as her, had those memories burned (no pun intended) in my mind for the rest of my life, have to deal with my new physical shortcomings, and had to look in the mirror for the rest of my life and be reminded of what happened.... I don't know if I would want to continue to live. She isn't just living, she is primping herself and going to public events where she is being her own person. Kudos to her.

                                                                                                    [–]ut-ohh 14ポイント15ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                    This is beautifully said. It takes a lot of strength for a person to go up in front of so many cameras and seem so carefree after such a trauma. She's not only doing that, but is also rocking it. What an admirable woman.

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                                                                                                      [–]Boolyman 26ポイント27ポイント  (6子コメント)

                                                                                                      I'm so torn over this story... as I have heard it numerous times in the last year or so. The reason I am torn is because the media makes such a big deal out of the fact that he still loves her... as if to say "Look how awesome this man is for loving his wife despite how hideous this accident made her!" No, the media didn't say that... but we all know good and damn well, that's what the underlying hype is about. How shitty must that make, not only her, but ALL "imperfect" people feel?

                                                                                                      The reality is, what would really make her feel better, is noone ever reminding her of the accident, her scars, or the sacrifices her family has had to make... ever. What would make her feel better, is if people didn't give her husband a medal of honor for loving her, like he did some great favor to her because he is willing to look past her scars. She smiles to the media, staying strong, and of course being appreciative to her husband... but I can't help but to think, deep down, this has damaged her self image even further.

                                                                                                      Sigh... I dunno. Now I'm depressed.

                                                                                                      [–]auntiepink 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                      Don't be depressed. She feels better not because he stayed with her even though she was disfigured. She feels better because he helped her when all she could do was take another breath to get through the next moment and cleaned her and fed her and did all the housework and was satisfied with air kisses and told her not to worry when the bills were overwhelming and held her hand through the pain once she could stand to be touched and wiped the tears when she fell into self-pity, and, and, and.

                                                                                                      That's true love and it is beautiful no matter what. That's something to be glad about and treasure if you have it.

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                                                                                                        [–]westorbust 142ポイント143ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                                        The way she is looking at him is so sweet. It reminds me of the proud girlfriend Drake meme.

                                                                                                        [–]Callaisla 138ポイント139ポイント  (9子コメント)

                                                                                                        My Dad was burned over 60% of his body when he was 13 years old. His best friends at school, the ones he'd started school with 9 years earlier, all began calling him "scarface" and "melts", stuff like that. His "girlfriend" (does hand holding count?) instantly dumped him. The people who weren't mean enough to call him names and push him around chose instead to ignore him and look the other way when other people made fun of him. He spent a year and a half living in a hospital, only to come back to that. He met my Mom and his now best friend Don shortly after, the first two people to treat him humanely again. He and my Mom are no longer together, but Don's been there the whole time. He's a really wonderful person, a great friend to my Dad and my whole family, and my Dad is a SUPER fucking guy and screw the haters who think his scars are anything but awesome. This woman is still beautiful and her husband is too, both of them inside and out. Good for them <3

                                                                                                        [–]0MY 24ポイント25ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                                                                                        What a terrible age to suffer this kind of tragedy. Glad things turned out well for him. Curious how did he get burned?

                                                                                                        [–]Callaisla 27ポイント28ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                                                                                        Yeah, it messed him up a lot. He lost both his parents shortly thereafter, too. My Dad's seen a lot of shit, I love him <3 heh.

                                                                                                        He was screwing around with friends, playing with fire, and poured a can of kerosene into a fire. The stream coming from the can caught fire, and the whole can in his hands blew up and covered him.

                                                                                                        [–]0MY 14ポイント15ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                                        That is a whole lot to deal with at such a tender age. Having a kid that speaks so highly of him is a huge credit to him.

                                                                                                        [–]Callaisla 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                        Yeah it really is, he's struggled but he's come out on top :) He deserves the credit for sure! :) Thank you for the kind words!

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                                                                                                            [–]gee_ohm 296ポイント297ポイント  (42子コメント)

                                                                                                            I have to admit, if I was put in this situation I'd probably back out. I couldn't do what that man did. I wish to be like him one day.

                                                                                                            [–]bibamus 357ポイント358ポイント  (24子コメント)

                                                                                                            If you found the right partner odds are you would do the same.

                                                                                                            [–]sacred_heart_intern 144ポイント145ポイント  (12子コメント)

                                                                                                            That's really nice of you to say. Honestly.

                                                                                                            [–]L0git 81ポイント82ポイント  (11子コメント)

                                                                                                            Nice, but really true. Imagine something like this happened to a close family member. Would you love them less? Would you abandon, say, your brother? If anything quite the opposite. That's how much this man loves his wife.

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                                                                                                              [–]MrAlakad 50ポイント51ポイント  (11子コメント)

                                                                                                              i know this is a bit shallow to say, but being burnt doesn't change any of her genetics. she'll still produce gorgeous children. and of course, if you really love her, it doesn't matter what she looks like. after all, she's gonna get old and wrinkled someday, beauty fades but love is eternal, right?

                                                                                                              [–]IArgueWithAtheists 44ポイント45ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                                                                              We all go to uglytown one day. Some people take the expressway, that's all.

                                                                                                              [–]sleepycharlie 42ポイント43ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                              Coming from someone who has no intentions of ever having children, I personally don't see him staying with her because of genetics. When you spend years and years with someone, they become a part of you. Granted, I don't know how long they had been together, but from what I can tell, he loves her. I am in my early twenties, and most of my workplace consists of people in their 30s and 40s and you see people every day talking about their spouse and children and the treatments, therapies and surgeries that many human beings go through. That's love and living with people for more than just something nice to stare at.

                                                                                                              [–]Phoequinox 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                              I would not advise that woman to try and have children. I get your point, but her condition is awful. While internally, she could likely conceive, the stretching her body would have to do to house a growing child makes me cringe. I doubt her skin would have that kind of elasticity anymore.

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                                                                                                                  [–]amheekin 51ポイント52ポイント  (13子コメント)

                                                                                                                  Serious question: how did she get trapped in the fire? Having a hard time understanding the circumstances of the accident and I can't find more of an explanation other than "trapped in a bushfire" during the ultramarathon.

                                                                                                                  [–]mootmeep 84ポイント85ポイント  (8子コメント)

                                                                                                                  They were in a very large, long race, in the middle of nowhere, with a lot of bush around. The bushfire spread extremely rapidly, and where she was in the race she was isolated (i think 1 or two others were close by, one other got seriously burnt). Her burns from what I understand are mostly from radiant heat due to the intensity of the fire, rather than actual fire. The bushfires can get enormous and move extremely rapidly. You can easily be burned severely tens of meters away, and she was surrounded by the fire when it occurred.

                                                                                                                  [–]Azzmo 33ポイント34ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                                                                  radiant heat due to the intensity of the fire,

                                                                                                                  People don't understand how hot a large fire is and how far away its effect extends. It's a totally justifiable thing to be naive about though - I didn't believe it until I saw trees starting on fire 20+ feet away from the fire. That day I learned that a large fire is flame + a huge heat zone around it.

                                                                                                                  [–]benreeper 19ポイント20ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                                                  Hollywood doesn't understand radiant heat. In movies the fire has to actually touch you to do any damage. Others, OTOH, have experienced open ovens.

                                                                                                                  [–]AlwaysFuckingSalty 6ポイント7ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                                                  So what would one do in the ideal situation i wonder... First thing that comes to mind is to try and bury myself, but then how would i breathe? shrug.

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                                                                                                                    [–]riptide81 14ポイント15ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                                    http://m.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/runner-tells-of-horror-bushfire-ordeal/story-e6frg6nf-1226343107321

                                                                                                                    This article had a little more info. Sounds like there was a lot of disorganization with the race and the runners had limited information. The way these things seem to go I'm sure the fast pace and unpredictability of the brush fire and some combination of panic probably took care of the rest.

                                                                                                                    [–]BoonRepus 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                                    I work for Alberta wildfire and according to the AAOs, (air attack officers), the rule of thumb is a wildfire grows twice as larger ever 20 seconds. So if it started out being a kilometer away it would only take a minute or two to catch up to her and trap her.

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                                                                                                                      [–]Jose_Monteverde 34ポイント35ポイント  (8子コメント)

                                                                                                                      Do burn injuries render the skin darker in color?

                                                                                                                      Serious question

                                                                                                                      [–]watermusic 26ポイント27ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                                                      They can. My boyfriend's burns are a mix of dark brown and white.

                                                                                                                      [–]ShaggyTDawg 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                                      That's weird, my scarred tissue from my burns is lighter if anything. I guess it's different from person to person

                                                                                                                      [–]MrsBlooper 15ポイント16ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                                                      Yep! Not sure why, but any time I've gotten burned, the scar is always darker than the rest of my skin when it's healed. Abrasions usually are too, whereas cuts often heal lighter.

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                                                                                                                        [–]rufus_t_parker 20ポイント21ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                                        Fuck yeah. They're both champions.

                                                                                                                        [–]jacked_nigga_12 19ポイント20ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                                        gotta give him props and her too. love the positive attitude

                                                                                                                        [–]handjivewilly 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                                        This woman is lucky in one huge way. She knows for sure her husband loves her for all that she is, and will obviously stand beside her through anything.

                                                                                                                        [–]strangerdanger84 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                                        Turia Pitt was an amazingly strong woman before the brushfire accident. She was athletic, and ran marathons in the outback. Since the tragedy that nearly took her life, she continues to show that mental tenacity that the rest if us can barely dream of. The fact that they have both endured what they have, and continue to stand united to face the world honestly and bodly, shows that true love does exist, and makes us, as humans, better for it. Good on them. They deserve all the happiness in world.

                                                                                                                        [–]Aixth 12ポイント13ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                                                        Read a little bit about her, and she's an absolutely great person. I wish her nothing but the best in life.

                                                                                                                        [–]Perry_cox29 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                                        The way she looks at him, though. There's a shitstorm of terrible in day-to-day life and a seemingly endless grind to wade through the meaningless, colorless marsh that encompasses the monotony of just getting by, but that look is a glimpse into a better place - a reminder of what's on the other side of the marsh.

                                                                                                                        [–]read____only 10ポイント11ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                                                        I'm surprised she's alive, with such a high % of damage.

                                                                                                                        [–]one_salty_cracka 39ポイント40ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                                                                                                        "What are you looking at, smoothskin?"

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