Re: Angsty Ranting, Volume 49 [PART 2] Of course you have no idea... Bobby thought to himself. But as Scott continued, the skepticism melted off his face and was replaced with surprise.
Alright... absolutely. definetly. certainly. positively. NOT my Scott.
And then the surprise morphed into a look of relief. He blinked. "Thanks," he responded simply. He thought he'd get a lecture. Or an attempt to justify what happened to him. Or just a dismissal followed by a command to "get over it."
He got none of them. Sure, he didn't get understanding, but he didn't expect it.
But he got something more important; something the Scott or Xavier he knew never gave him during those conflict-filled years. A simple acknowledgement that your thoughts, your feelings and your experiences are relevant. Real. Not 'immature whining, shut up and do what I tell you.' Not 'teenage hormones.' But justified reactions.
"Sorry I..." he paused, unfamiliar with saying 'sorry' to Scott, "took things out on you. You aren't him.."
At that moment, somehow, he took a few steps forward. And extended his hand to Scott. The lingering sense of Twilight-Zone-wierd remained but... I think this is the okay kinda wierd.