[more aware than before but still not aware enough, as the other's pallor and drawn, tired eyes strike him again only once Guy stands. looming isn't new - he'd been short in Japan, never mind in this mix of humans from all over the universe. however, there are moments where it becomes more prominent, especially as someone puts it to use.]
[Guy, he thinks, puts it to use.]
No.
[matching the hardened look with one of his own, determination clear as ever. it didn't look right on the normally polite, pleasant face, but then, it probably didn't look right on his own, either. it just-- it wasn't about that, though he saw how Guy thought so. it felt like it, sometimes. helplessness devoured a person's heart; vulnerability reduced them to nothing but their fears.]
[you couldn't give in.]
I'm saying once you realize what they see you as, and how little it is, the power is in your hands.
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[Guy, he thinks, puts it to use.]
No.
[matching the hardened look with one of his own, determination clear as ever. it didn't look right on the normally polite, pleasant face, but then, it probably didn't look right on his own, either. it just-- it wasn't about that, though he saw how Guy thought so. it felt like it, sometimes. helplessness devoured a person's heart; vulnerability reduced them to nothing but their fears.]
[you couldn't give in.]
I'm saying once you realize what they see you as, and how little it is, the power is in your hands.