“You’re always the first to lighten a situation. You act bravely. You do what you say.”
I love that they chose these to be the things about Yang that are so significant to Blake. Blake, who has only ever known love as straight-faced, selfish, and two-sided. But Yang is exactly who she says she is, and Blake loves her for that.
AND THEN SHE ENDS WITH: “Try to keep up!”
Lightening the situation for Yang: Yang, who is the bravest person she knows, yet so uncertain in matters of the heart. Assuring her that, yes, it’s okay to be here, with her, in this moment.









