Ritual Split
"snake, you can be much more helpful by presenting your pessimism in the form of actionable concern. or advice, even." crow's words made sense.
The Captain and I (I)
Sam's pessimism turned to tired joy when he saw a familiar rocky being drapped in the uniform of a leftenant standing on the legacy's boarding platform.
A Fox in the Dark: Chapter 3
"such pessimism is not like you, schala. what's wrong?" shanlai paused. words normally came easily to her, far too easily if her mother was to be believed, but the dark seemed to swallow her words as much as her sight.
Sympathy for the Devil
But then his own pessimism creped back into his thoughts, but he shoved it out of the way. he had to stay positive for her right then, he might be a cold bastard sometimes but this wasn't of those times.
Sirius: Book Three - Project EPSILON: Chapter 2 - Alphabetic
Asked beta with a bit of pessimism. he couldn't see any logical way through the barrier from here. "easy--we get _you_ to hack it, smart guy," grinned delta after a few seconds, which the gloved fox groaned about.
The quest
I feel my heart sank in my stomach, pessimism at the highest. "the guy is gorgeous, charming, and has a wonderful smile. what could he possibly want with me?"
The Reluctant Hero
My colleagues believed he wouldn't make it, but i was more than determined to shove their pessimism in their faces. i saved his life that day. his family showered me in thanks and promised they would never forget this moment.
Favors of the First Ones - Chapter 6
Keep your pessimism so that at least when people ask me how great you are i can honestly say, 'well, he could be better.'" jake laughed, "stop it. you'll give me a swelled head."
Serenade
No vile memories of her childhood were pounding at her consciousness, and that nagging voice of pessimism was silenced for the moment.
Crossover Series - Prologue - [Late Homecoming]
Charlie asked with pessimism. "dude, your charming, brave, an excellent leader if you weren't making a fool of yourself," jason replied. "you're almost everything i'm not." "hey, you're brave."
Bunnie Ears Neighbour
"nutjob," peel explained, without his usual tone of deep pessimism. "abused as a kid. now he watches weird porn and sometimes goes off his meds. when he does that, just about anything can set him off. tv, a song lyric, even junk mail."
The Wall
The wall had been a combination of factors all throughout his life, with the cement of pessimism binding the bricks of trial, suffering and pain together. ultimately, it was vinnie's choice to pull it down; but he didn't know whether he should.