[There's a long, long silence. He doesn't feel he's 'picking up his ball and going home.' He feels he's protecting her from seeing his face every day and realizing just how similar he and Simon are. From making those connections and coming up afraid of him.]
It's better than the possible alternative.
[Even without the deep voice, there's a quiet fear in it. He doesn't want her to look at him like that, to possibly reject him. It's another layer of armor, but one that is born for fear of those around him. Fear of what dots might be connected and turn out to be true.]
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It's better than the possible alternative.
[Even without the deep voice, there's a quiet fear in it. He doesn't want her to look at him like that, to possibly reject him. It's another layer of armor, but one that is born for fear of those around him. Fear of what dots might be connected and turn out to be true.]