[ of course the scientist in his friend couldn't proceed without the necessary accoutrements of his trade: research. it's a conclusion klaus has quietly come to during the length of this conversation, for of course leo would go to the one woman klaus trusts above all else, besides his family, for a varied account. cami's words only confirm it; what rouses klaus is the truth she herself has come to.
agitated and firm both, he answers, ] I didn't compel him to believe anything. [ not true, but not untrue: he never claimed to be shy nor reserved about his powers; on the contrary. ] I told him what I was.
[ a monster. he gave fitz quarter and safety from his own: the mirrors and saviors that did not save him. he gave fitz quarter from the monster he is.
shame crawls up his throat. (he did the same for her.)
he cannot swallow it down, no matter how much he has tried these months.
he knows what she knows; that was not the full truth. he bars apology from his voice. ]
I couldn't let him be afraid of me. [ to hate him. to not continue his work. ]
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agitated and firm both, he answers, ] I didn't compel him to believe anything. [ not true, but not untrue: he never claimed to be shy nor reserved about his powers; on the contrary. ] I told him what I was.
[ a monster. he gave fitz quarter and safety from his own: the mirrors and saviors that did not save him. he gave fitz quarter from the monster he is.
shame crawls up his throat. (he did the same for her.)
he cannot swallow it down, no matter how much he has tried these months.
he knows what she knows; that was not the full truth. he bars apology from his voice. ]
I couldn't let him be afraid of me. [ to hate him. to not continue his work. ]