Not So Typical Fairy-tale

"You don't get to run in and slay the dragon, to fend off the ghosts haunting me, to be the shield that lets me hide behind him whilst taking all the blows. You don't get to do any of that for me, Frank." Swallowing thickly, I glanced away from him for a moment. "I won't let you. The only person capable of saving me is me, so don't try it."