[ derek can't deny the guilt, or the failure. it's always there, especially here in asgard, where he has erica's anger to deal with. justified as it is, he has no idea how to heal those wounds when she's gone back home and he can't change it. ]
I haven't exactly succeeded. Not with any of you.
[ least of all erica and boyd, but he'd failed isaac too, ultimately. ]
Fixing things back home isn't an option anymore... But I'm not entirely sure how to go about it here, either.
[Isaac just offers a loose shrug at that, not really sure of what to say. He doesn't even know how old Derek is, how much pressure that he'd put on him to succeed when the alpha probably didn't know what to do at all. It takes Isaac a few more moments to try and sort his thoughts before he finally offers Derek a wry smile.]
You know... I never know how to act around you either. [HONESTY. It's happening. Things are going places.
The smile actually goes a little genuine, and if they were any closer then Isaac would bump their shoulders together. So... it's probably for the best that they're not.]
I'll put in a good word with Erica. See if we can all maybe level a little.
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I haven't exactly succeeded. Not with any of you.
[ least of all erica and boyd, but he'd failed isaac too, ultimately. ]
Fixing things back home isn't an option anymore... But I'm not entirely sure how to go about it here, either.
[ look at that! honesty. ]
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You know... I never know how to act around you either. [HONESTY. It's happening. Things are going places.
The smile actually goes a little genuine, and if they were any closer then Isaac would bump their shoulders together. So... it's probably for the best that they're not.]
I'll put in a good word with Erica. See if we can all maybe level a little.