[ he really doesn't want to hear about reid right now, so he's grateful when she drops the subject. it's hard enough dealing with chekov and he's trying - he's really trying to be thoughtful here, to see things from her point of view and from his, not to make a bad situation worse.
but what about his point of view? at what point does he get to matter? is it such a crime against humanity that for once someone loves him that he should be punished for it? he can feel fantasies of punching the guy starting to drift into his head, the same way they used to with james. nothing he would act on, but man. it would just be so satisfying. she told him no, she told him she's with winn, and he gets her being hard to give up on but if he claims she was never fully into him then what is he trying to pull here? ]
Afraid not. [ he doesn't find that reassurance reassuring. it feels like another self deprecating stab at kitty's heart. he has nothing nice to say, so he opts for saying nothing at all. ]
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but what about his point of view? at what point does he get to matter? is it such a crime against humanity that for once someone loves him that he should be punished for it? he can feel fantasies of punching the guy starting to drift into his head, the same way they used to with james. nothing he would act on, but man. it would just be so satisfying. she told him no, she told him she's with winn, and he gets her being hard to give up on but if he claims she was never fully into him then what is he trying to pull here? ]
Afraid not. [ he doesn't find that reassurance reassuring. it feels like another self deprecating stab at kitty's heart. he has nothing nice to say, so he opts for saying nothing at all. ]