[ oh kirk, he might swoon. kirk's certainty touches that insecure part of his soul that has taken mostly hits for most of his life. as a kid, everyone expected him to turn into that same monster. as an adult, he had to be forced into sharing, because he couldn't trust that the reaction wouldn't be exactly the same, not completely.
but kara didn't blame him, james didn't blame him, alex didn't blame him, kitty didn't blame him, cisco didn't blame him, and neither does jim. it's a kindness he won't soon - or ever - forget. ]
It won't be for lack of effort on his part, though. [ winn rubs his face; he's not sure he wants to tell this part, he's only told kitty so far and even then, in the barest of details. but that...that probably means he should, doesn't it? he sucks in whatever tears may be coming before they can go any further (alongside some snot) and continues. ] A couple months ago, he broke out of jail and he...abducted me. He wanted me to kill his old boss - that's the guy he was targeting all those years ago. When I told him just that - that I'm nothing like him - he told me not to underestimate myself. [ he can still hear his voice as clearly as if it were yesterday. the scene plays over and over in his head, like the scene of some horror movie. ] I told him I'd never do it, but he threatened that if I didn't...he would blow up bombs all over a convention center just...full of kids. Hundreds of people. If it weren't for Kara...[ he shakes his head ] You've never seen her in action, Jim, all powered up. She had - it must have been 5 seconds, 10 at best, and still she managed to do it, somehow. Freeze the room, to absorb the shock of the explosions. Thanks to her, nobody died, there were just some cuts and bruises. But if it were just me...I came so close. Too close.
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but kara didn't blame him, james didn't blame him, alex didn't blame him, kitty didn't blame him, cisco didn't blame him, and neither does jim. it's a kindness he won't soon - or ever - forget. ]
It won't be for lack of effort on his part, though. [ winn rubs his face; he's not sure he wants to tell this part, he's only told kitty so far and even then, in the barest of details. but that...that probably means he should, doesn't it? he sucks in whatever tears may be coming before they can go any further (alongside some snot) and continues. ] A couple months ago, he broke out of jail and he...abducted me. He wanted me to kill his old boss - that's the guy he was targeting all those years ago. When I told him just that - that I'm nothing like him - he told me not to underestimate myself. [ he can still hear his voice as clearly as if it were yesterday. the scene plays over and over in his head, like the scene of some horror movie. ] I told him I'd never do it, but he threatened that if I didn't...he would blow up bombs all over a convention center just...full of kids. Hundreds of people. If it weren't for Kara...[ he shakes his head ] You've never seen her in action, Jim, all powered up. She had - it must have been 5 seconds, 10 at best, and still she managed to do it, somehow. Freeze the room, to absorb the shock of the explosions. Thanks to her, nobody died, there were just some cuts and bruises. But if it were just me...I came so close. Too close.