[ Haha, yeah, funny thing, that. You'd almost think it was deliberate.
Qubit lets Peter go, but he doesn't sit down. He leans against his own bed, his arms folded tightly against his chest, face contorted from the effort of reining his feelings back in.
He fucked up. He was trying to help by drawing on his experience and he fucked it all up. Now he's caught in an emotional minefield, and Peter has him in his crosshairs. No matter what he does, he's not getting out of this in one piece. Think, damn you, what else are you good for? What are his options? Lying's unacceptable, of course - but if he says nothing, he risks losing Peter's trust -
God, what the hell's wrong with him? Making this into a tactical situation? Peter's not his enemy! He's not some resource to be manipulated! He's a amazing young man who's quickly earned Qubit's admiration, and that's not something lightly given. Qubit has to tell him something. He deserves that much.
... But it won't be everything. He can't - he can't tell him everything.
He's not brave enough. ]
... You know I'm a superhero.
[ Am. Was. Tried to be. He may not have directly stated it before, but it's easy enough to infer. ]
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Qubit lets Peter go, but he doesn't sit down. He leans against his own bed, his arms folded tightly against his chest, face contorted from the effort of reining his feelings back in.
He fucked up. He was trying to help by drawing on his experience and he fucked it all up. Now he's caught in an emotional minefield, and Peter has him in his crosshairs. No matter what he does, he's not getting out of this in one piece. Think, damn you, what else are you good for? What are his options? Lying's unacceptable, of course - but if he says nothing, he risks losing Peter's trust -
God, what the hell's wrong with him? Making this into a tactical situation? Peter's not his enemy! He's not some resource to be manipulated! He's a amazing young man who's quickly earned Qubit's admiration, and that's not something lightly given. Qubit has to tell him something. He deserves that much.
... But it won't be everything. He can't - he can't tell him everything.
He's not brave enough. ]
... You know I'm a superhero.
[ Am. Was. Tried to be. He may not have directly stated it before, but it's easy enough to infer. ]