[It was a wild mix of emotions that Varian had felt when Piper had rescued him, and confusion was chief among them. How had she gotten to him? And why? As much faith as he'd once had in Piper, it had become so hard to have faith in anyone... And he'd honestly assumed she would turn away from him, like everyone else had. Everything else was secondary to that - the excitement and fear and stress and, from that small part of him that could see where he'd played a role in all of this, shame.
As the adrenaline from their escape wore off, many of these emotions had slipped away, too, until he just felt numb again. Well, numb and curious, because even trauma couldn't change him entirely. He had so many questions for her - now more than ever.
He was reluctant to meet her eyes at first, and when he did, he was sure his own vision was playing tricks on him. It didn't stick long, though, because the way she said his name... He could only imagine, in his current state, what she'd have to say. Had she just freed him to tell him how wrong he was? How badly he'd messed up?
It spoke to how his care for Piper was still present, despite everything, that he couldn't bring himself to lash out. The one person he couldn't do that to, now. He just looked back down.]
Look, I don't want to talk about it. I'm sure you heard what happened.
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As the adrenaline from their escape wore off, many of these emotions had slipped away, too, until he just felt numb again. Well, numb and curious, because even trauma couldn't change him entirely. He had so many questions for her - now more than ever.
He was reluctant to meet her eyes at first, and when he did, he was sure his own vision was playing tricks on him. It didn't stick long, though, because the way she said his name... He could only imagine, in his current state, what she'd have to say. Had she just freed him to tell him how wrong he was? How badly he'd messed up?
It spoke to how his care for Piper was still present, despite everything, that he couldn't bring himself to lash out. The one person he couldn't do that to, now. He just looked back down.]
Look, I don't want to talk about it. I'm sure you heard what happened.