[Not the soft vulnerability of a teenager... but the question does come out in that way, no matter how much Scott would later deny it. While the fact that Sophie is here in the first place speaks volumes, actually hearing her say this, only adds to that feeling that maybe, he can actually fit in with the others.
Or that he's worth something, even now. Even if he's not the version of Scott they all know-- not Cyclops yet.]
Yeah, I mean it, now stop getting mushy, you'll get the idea I have emotions and shit like that. Ew.
(She's half serious. She's a little uncomfortable with emotions, as one is, but she means every word. It's probably one of the scariest things she's done in the superhero realm of it all. Inhaling Kick to stop Quentin's riot, becoming a whole crow in a little apocalypse, inhabiting Laura for the duration of one identical sister shutdown, so forth, so forth, but this is just her and a kid who needs her.
She can't mess up too bad, but she knows she will.)
Shut up, fine. Only listening to music now. [He'll turn up the volume just a bit for that!!
Still not too loud, but Scott's completely satisfied with just lying on the ground for a while longer and letting the lyrics of familiar music play in his ear as he looks up at a (mostly) normal sky. With everything slotting together-- as he finds himself relaxing, he may even feel just a little bit normal for the first time in months.
(He's letting her play, she can play. The fireworks are going to stop for a minute, but her eyes go pink as she flutters her fingers to the beat of the song. A sunrise, he deserves to see one while she's here and willing. It's a breath-taking one, she's putting in lots of effort in the dance of colors and mixes.)
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[Not the soft vulnerability of a teenager... but the question does come out in that way, no matter how much Scott would later deny it. While the fact that Sophie is here in the first place speaks volumes, actually hearing her say this, only adds to that feeling that maybe, he can actually fit in with the others.
Or that he's worth something, even now. Even if he's not the version of Scott they all know-- not Cyclops yet.]
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(She's half serious. She's a little uncomfortable with emotions, as one is, but she means every word. It's probably one of the scariest things she's done in the superhero realm of it all. Inhaling Kick to stop Quentin's riot, becoming a whole crow in a little apocalypse, inhabiting Laura for the duration of one identical sister shutdown, so forth, so forth, but this is just her and a kid who needs her.
She can't mess up too bad, but she knows she will.)
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Still not too loud, but Scott's completely satisfied with just lying on the ground for a while longer and letting the lyrics of familiar music play in his ear as he looks up at a (mostly) normal sky. With everything slotting together-- as he finds himself relaxing, he may even feel just a little bit normal for the first time in months.
It's nice. Even if it's temporary.]
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