[His voice cracks a little, and he can't pull away to look at whatever Quill's face is right now.]
I screwed up. But I'll... Mr. Stark'll make it right.
If you don't wanna talk to me 'til then, I'd understand. [He leans back finally, hands on Quill's shoulders.] I can't promise anything 'cus all my promises have seriously sucked so far, but I'm gonna try to go back and warn you guys. I'll do whatever I can, and even if it doesn't work, it's better than just hiding out here. I'm still behind by, like, two years. So there could be something I can figure out.
[And it's more than that, really.
He feels like he doesn't deserve to hide out and live, when they had to go back and die — all because of him. So he could at least even the damn playing field and suffer a little. It's his responsibility to not be a chickenshit and just — own his mistakes, and face his music, right? Right?
He's not gonna tell him as much.
He doesn't need to know this part, of that he's actually sure.]
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[His voice cracks a little, and he can't pull away to look at whatever Quill's face is right now.]
I screwed up. But I'll... Mr. Stark'll make it right.
If you don't wanna talk to me 'til then, I'd understand. [He leans back finally, hands on Quill's shoulders.] I can't promise anything 'cus all my promises have seriously sucked so far, but I'm gonna try to go back and warn you guys. I'll do whatever I can, and even if it doesn't work, it's better than just hiding out here. I'm still behind by, like, two years. So there could be something I can figure out.
[And it's more than that, really.
He feels like he doesn't deserve to hide out and live, when they had to go back and die — all because of him. So he could at least even the damn playing field and suffer a little. It's his responsibility to not be a chickenshit and just — own his mistakes, and face his music, right? Right?
He's not gonna tell him as much.
He doesn't need to know this part, of that he's actually sure.]