[ He comes back to himself with that strange quality to her voice. He looks up at her, almost startled, then down at his hand, where his fist is still embedded in the mat. When he sees that blue fire, he—
Freezes.
The light gutters out the instant he notices it, though, concentration gone, and he falls back onto his ass, scrambling clumsily away. He grips the wrist of his right hand, which he keeps pressed against his chest, and he swallows thickly.
Later, it might be funny to notice what a marked difference his reaction has been. The day on Ego's planet, after speaking with his father, after finding some common ground, he had run to find Gamora and shouted at her, "I have fucking super powers!" He had shown off a bit, even if he couldn't do much more than summon that light, but he had been giddy using it, knowing he had it in him.
Now, though, he looks sick, ashen and terrified, caught somewhere between puking or a panic attack. ]
What the fuck.
[ He whispers it out distantly; it's all he can manage after a few long, drawn out seconds of silence.
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Freezes.
The light gutters out the instant he notices it, though, concentration gone, and he falls back onto his ass, scrambling clumsily away. He grips the wrist of his right hand, which he keeps pressed against his chest, and he swallows thickly.
Later, it might be funny to notice what a marked difference his reaction has been. The day on Ego's planet, after speaking with his father, after finding some common ground, he had run to find Gamora and shouted at her, "I have fucking super powers!" He had shown off a bit, even if he couldn't do much more than summon that light, but he had been giddy using it, knowing he had it in him.
Now, though, he looks sick, ashen and terrified, caught somewhere between puking or a panic attack. ]
What the fuck.
[ He whispers it out distantly; it's all he can manage after a few long, drawn out seconds of silence.
Then, with increasing feeling, ]
What the fuck, what the fuck, what the fuck.