[a burst of anger, and he finds himself grabbing ahold of the collar of apollo's flightsuit, the momentum there to shove them both in to the nearest wall. this would be the part when he'd attack. where the computer would kick in and tell him each point to strike to make the biggest impact. to kill his opponent. it takes every ounce of restraint he has to not follow through. to remind himself that, no matter how this turns, this is still apollo. he isn't the enemy here.
it doesn't keep him from maintaining his hold. but it does have his expression softening the slightest fraction. the threat may be real. but the part of him that loves apollo so deeply is enough to keep it under wraps. mostly.]
You don't get to tell me to stay here. I make my own decisions. And right now, that means I'm going down there with you.
[it doesn't matter that he knows apollo's concerns are logical ones. that midnighter isn't built the same way as him. he wouldn't survive in space without apollo there to keep him moving. doesn't have a way to propel himself with enough force to make it through the planet's atmosphere. but the idea of having to stay behind on this station, on having no idea whether the team are in danger or not, has him fighting that truth.]
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[a burst of anger, and he finds himself grabbing ahold of the collar of apollo's flightsuit, the momentum there to shove them both in to the nearest wall. this would be the part when he'd attack. where the computer would kick in and tell him each point to strike to make the biggest impact. to kill his opponent. it takes every ounce of restraint he has to not follow through. to remind himself that, no matter how this turns, this is still apollo. he isn't the enemy here.
it doesn't keep him from maintaining his hold. but it does have his expression softening the slightest fraction. the threat may be real. but the part of him that loves apollo so deeply is enough to keep it under wraps. mostly.]
You don't get to tell me to stay here. I make my own decisions. And right now, that means I'm going down there with you.
[it doesn't matter that he knows apollo's concerns are logical ones. that midnighter isn't built the same way as him. he wouldn't survive in space without apollo there to keep him moving. doesn't have a way to propel himself with enough force to make it through the planet's atmosphere. but the idea of having to stay behind on this station, on having no idea whether the team are in danger or not, has him fighting that truth.]