[ Ah, it comes back again to powerlessness — well, bonelessness, when the body can only crumple in the face of its fears. ]
I know. And I'm sure he would say the same about you.
[ Some things are inevitable. Infinite parallel timelines, all fixed. Fitz has watched a time loop go round and round: People make the same choices again and again. He does, always. ]
I'm not telling you to make a different choice in future; I'm checking that you understand the consequences. It isn't fair. Not to him. Not to you.
[ No "maybe it isn't fair to him," when Connor was tearing up into Fitz's shoulder and blaming himself for Markus' injury. There's no right choice in this. It's personal, inherently imperfect. That's all he means to convey. Well, that and: ]
no subject
I know.
And I'm sure he would say the same about you.
[ Some things are inevitable. Infinite parallel timelines, all fixed. Fitz has watched a time loop go round and round: People make the same choices again and again. He does, always. ]
I'm not telling you to make a different choice in future; I'm checking that you understand the consequences. It isn't fair. Not to him. Not to you.
[ No "maybe it isn't fair to him," when Connor was tearing up into Fitz's shoulder and blaming himself for Markus' injury. There's no right choice in this. It's personal, inherently imperfect. That's all he means to convey. Well, that and: ]
You both scared me.
[ the thought of losing them is — too much. ]