[ Immediately, Derek can tell he's overstepped an invisible line in the sand that Vanya's either drawn for herself or for the people around her and he feels bad. It shows on his expression, apology etched into his features. ]
I'm not going to push. But if that's the only thing stopping you, believe me, Vanya...I'm not going to be afraid of you. I've been through enough that there's not a whole lot anybody could do that could scare me anymore.
[ Some defeat creeps into his voice but it has nothing to do with her. It's entirely about the fact that he's died, now. His whole family is gone, whether by choice or not. He found his sisters body torn literally in half in the woods behind their childhood home...and then he got blamed for it. He's fought werewolves, Oni, a nogitsune, and he tore a Berserker in half with his bare hands.
The only thing anybody can do to scare him, at this point, is make him fall in love again. That's terrifying. ]
But if you don't feel comfortable, then it's not going to do a whole lot of good anyway. It's kind of hard to find happy when you're having a panic attack, I think.
[ He gives her a small, lopsided grin that's meant to draw some levity back into the conversation, since it's been lacking ever since they sat down and he dove right into business. Maybe Vanya just wanted to get to know someone new. Maybe she's not actually interested in worrying about her powers right now and he's being obnoxious and pushy. That's no way to make a new friend. So Derek's willing to let it drop. ]
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I'm not going to push. But if that's the only thing stopping you, believe me, Vanya...I'm not going to be afraid of you. I've been through enough that there's not a whole lot anybody could do that could scare me anymore.
[ Some defeat creeps into his voice but it has nothing to do with her. It's entirely about the fact that he's died, now. His whole family is gone, whether by choice or not. He found his sisters body torn literally in half in the woods behind their childhood home...and then he got blamed for it. He's fought werewolves, Oni, a nogitsune, and he tore a Berserker in half with his bare hands.
The only thing anybody can do to scare him, at this point, is make him fall in love again. That's terrifying. ]
But if you don't feel comfortable, then it's not going to do a whole lot of good anyway. It's kind of hard to find happy when you're having a panic attack, I think.
[ He gives her a small, lopsided grin that's meant to draw some levity back into the conversation, since it's been lacking ever since they sat down and he dove right into business. Maybe Vanya just wanted to get to know someone new. Maybe she's not actually interested in worrying about her powers right now and he's being obnoxious and pushy. That's no way to make a new friend. So Derek's willing to let it drop. ]