He wasn't pushing her away. At least not by conscious choice. She just couldn't know certain things, or be involved with others. If she knew the truth, even a small piece of it, it wold destroy her. And if anything happened to hear, it would destroy him. It was all to keep her safe. Every last thing he did. Every time he put on that mask. Ever time he took another dose. He'd lost Tess because he hadn't protected her enough. He wouldn't lose Jesse.
He strode into his office, hair mussed and shirt rumpled. He'd just come back from dealing with yet another meta threat. With the crater they'd left and the damage to the monorail supports, he had no doubt they'd make the news soon enough. Zoom: Protector or Enemy Part 12. He was getting tired of the headlines.
He didn't look pleased to see Jesse in his office, especially at such an hour. He stared at her, his lips pressed into a tight line. Had he remembered to lock his computer before he'd left? Were there any stray articles or files on his desk that might reveal something? He kept his gaze focused on her.
"Don't you have studying you should be doing?" He sounded colder than he meant to, locking it all down too tightly.
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He strode into his office, hair mussed and shirt rumpled. He'd just come back from dealing with yet another meta threat. With the crater they'd left and the damage to the monorail supports, he had no doubt they'd make the news soon enough. Zoom: Protector or Enemy Part 12. He was getting tired of the headlines.
He didn't look pleased to see Jesse in his office, especially at such an hour. He stared at her, his lips pressed into a tight line. Had he remembered to lock his computer before he'd left? Were there any stray articles or files on his desk that might reveal something? He kept his gaze focused on her.
"Don't you have studying you should be doing?" He sounded colder than he meant to, locking it all down too tightly.