"Herbert. Really, I'm fine, I'm - I don't need to-"
But he knows Herbert has a point, of course. He knows he buries everything, he knows it isn't healthy at all, he knows his anger manifests in quiet, risky ways. And now he's thinking about it, and thinking about the Professor, and his father, and everything he keeps pushing down uselessly because he doesn't want it to boil over -
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Date: 2022-04-03 12:58 am (UTC)But he knows Herbert has a point, of course. He knows he buries everything, he knows it isn't healthy at all, he knows his anger manifests in quiet, risky ways. And now he's thinking about it, and thinking about the Professor, and his father, and everything he keeps pushing down uselessly because he doesn't want it to boil over -
Then Herbert bends the seam ripper.
His jaw sets.
"...Herbert...why. Did you. Do that?"