[It comes out sharper than he wants to, harsher than he wants to and he looks away, feeling exposed and called out and ridiculous.
He doesn't pull away but he stiffens under the touch, color creeping up his neck. John says all the right things, all these wonderful things and he wishes he could just believe them and he wishes he could play it all off with a joke and he wishes John hadn't seen the stupid mirror.]
Look, you don't-- you don't have to be all nice about it, all right? I don't need a pep talk, I don't need a confidence boost, I'm fine. I was just trying it out for the fun of it, is that a crime? I don't think that's a crime? It's just a booth. Nothing's happening. I'm not gonna end up looking like that. Ever.
[Suddenly he's angry and he doesn't know why or at what. At the mirror? At himself? He doesn't know but his face is burning.]
And even if I did, would that be so bad? Isn't that your whole deal? Anything that helps us fight these Entities? What, you're the only one who gets to have cool new skills and super strength? Maybe I want super strength too, what about it?
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[It comes out sharper than he wants to, harsher than he wants to and he looks away, feeling exposed and called out and ridiculous.
He doesn't pull away but he stiffens under the touch, color creeping up his neck. John says all the right things, all these wonderful things and he wishes he could just believe them and he wishes he could play it all off with a joke and he wishes John hadn't seen the stupid mirror.]
Look, you don't-- you don't have to be all nice about it, all right? I don't need a pep talk, I don't need a confidence boost, I'm fine. I was just trying it out for the fun of it, is that a crime? I don't think that's a crime? It's just a booth. Nothing's happening. I'm not gonna end up looking like that. Ever.
[Suddenly he's angry and he doesn't know why or at what. At the mirror? At himself? He doesn't know but his face is burning.]
And even if I did, would that be so bad? Isn't that your whole deal? Anything that helps us fight these Entities? What, you're the only one who gets to have cool new skills and super strength? Maybe I want super strength too, what about it?