[ there are definitely more height jokes than are even possible to be mentioned here. but there's also something to say about knowing when is the time for height jokes, and when is not the time, and zee had always been pretty perceptive.
because he knows what would have happened if their roles were reversed. he knows where he would have gone, and what would have happened. it might not be his fault, but it feels like it should have been, somehow. like going and coming back were as simple as waking up in the morning.
he wants her to have been angry at him, because at least he knows how to deal with anger. he knows what to do with that. but when they're somewhere in the middle? with rob feeling responsible despite no one actually blaming him for anything? it eats away at him.
and then there's zee, perfect zee, who says i'll make you a deal and he looks up to see that smile. the kind of smile he has no power to resist copying. it's not as genuine, not as bright, but it's there. and sure, there are issues with what she's proposing. like how when it all comes back to it, neither of them have any way of saying yes or no, but rob sighs anyway. ]
Okay, deal. [ because maybe she's not mad at him, and maybe he still hasn't gotten past that curling in his gut, but they're a team - together or not - and that is never going to change. ]
HTML WHYYYY
because he knows what would have happened if their roles were reversed. he knows where he would have gone, and what would have happened. it might not be his fault, but it feels like it should have been, somehow. like going and coming back were as simple as waking up in the morning.
he wants her to have been angry at him, because at least he knows how to deal with anger. he knows what to do with that. but when they're somewhere in the middle? with rob feeling responsible despite no one actually blaming him for anything? it eats away at him.
and then there's zee, perfect zee, who says i'll make you a deal and he looks up to see that smile. the kind of smile he has no power to resist copying. it's not as genuine, not as bright, but it's there. and sure, there are issues with what she's proposing. like how when it all comes back to it, neither of them have any way of saying yes or no, but rob sighs anyway. ]
Okay, deal. [ because maybe she's not mad at him, and maybe he still hasn't gotten past that curling in his gut, but they're a team - together or not - and that is never going to change. ]