[his eye flickers up, showing uncertainty, a deep-set worry that won't go away]
[and maybe this is why he's been such an asshole about her life, about her powers; he's had to be strict with himself, with acting a certain way and following the jungle-rules of the city; any contact with something more than human, more powerful than it should be, hasn't ended well for him]
[it's hard to accept how Holly Heights works, and it's almost impossible to accept the idea that somewhere, it is someone's life's passion to help instead of hurtkillmaimrape, with their extraordinary powers]
Re: action
[and maybe this is why he's been such an asshole about her life, about her powers; he's had to be strict with himself, with acting a certain way and following the jungle-rules of the city; any contact with something more than human, more powerful than it should be, hasn't ended well for him]
[it's hard to accept how Holly Heights works, and it's almost impossible to accept the idea that somewhere, it is someone's life's passion to help instead of hurtkillmaimrape, with their extraordinary powers]
[eventually, he stutters out a]
Y-yah, I. Yah.
[and his eye flickers back to that space]
...Why...