[ The corner of his mouth twitches up in some ugly, spiteful version of a smile. ]
Being a monster just runs in my family, I guess.
[ His tone's indifferent, almost flippant. No, he doesn't really believe himself to be a monster, but he figures she does. So why not lean into it? It's what he's good at. And it beats the truth, that addiction and isolation is what makes him so monstrously selfish, rather than being some natural born predator. ]
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Being a monster just runs in my family, I guess.
[ His tone's indifferent, almost flippant. No, he doesn't really believe himself to be a monster, but he figures she does. So why not lean into it? It's what he's good at. And it beats the truth, that addiction and isolation is what makes him so monstrously selfish, rather than being some natural born predator. ]