[ The way he draws back is quick and impulsive. The defenses aren't up because of Harry, and it isn't really him that he's backing away from — but he does back away, pulls against the light hold and takes a step back, unsteady.
Harry's right. Again he's left thinking of Joe, of all the times Joe's told him mercy is a strength instead of a weakness. The thought's grounding enough to help him regain some composure, and for a second he seems like he might relax. He lets his hands drop, attention turning to the device in his hand. His gaze catches on the text, another surge of anger, and then he places it face-down on the desk with a forced sense of control. ]
I can't. I can't let this keep happening. [ Control that starts to slip the moment he starts to speak again. Sharp frustration cracks the edges, and his expression's gone hard when he looks back up to Harry. ] What he did to Eddie, what he's doing to you— I can't let it keep happening.
[ There has to be more. Things he hasn't heard about, from Cisco or Eddie or Harry. He isn't stupid; he knows they won't always come running to him. ]
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Harry's right. Again he's left thinking of Joe, of all the times Joe's told him mercy is a strength instead of a weakness. The thought's grounding enough to help him regain some composure, and for a second he seems like he might relax. He lets his hands drop, attention turning to the device in his hand. His gaze catches on the text, another surge of anger, and then he places it face-down on the desk with a forced sense of control. ]
I can't. I can't let this keep happening. [ Control that starts to slip the moment he starts to speak again. Sharp frustration cracks the edges, and his expression's gone hard when he looks back up to Harry. ] What he did to Eddie, what he's doing to you— I can't let it keep happening.
[ There has to be more. Things he hasn't heard about, from Cisco or Eddie or Harry. He isn't stupid; he knows they won't always come running to him. ]