Well, it would be a blatant lie to say Oz isn't frightened. He has a lot that he hides from others, and a lot that he hides from himself. It's scary to have all of that potentially exposed, especially since he has no shortage of hurt, himself. There are many tender areas that he'd rather leave alone. Cole's ability is, in short, something that his method of self-protection would loathe.
But Oz himself can recognize the good intentions here. He may not have gotten over all of his issues, but he's in a better mental place than he had been even half a year ago. That's enough to keep him grounded, or at least to keep him from shrinking away.]
...It's a little scary. [He won't lie, though. Especially not when it would be such an obvious one.] But it's not something that you can control, and... you want to help. [That much he understands.]
It must be scary for you too, right? To help people with things like this.
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Well, it would be a blatant lie to say Oz isn't frightened. He has a lot that he hides from others, and a lot that he hides from himself. It's scary to have all of that potentially exposed, especially since he has no shortage of hurt, himself. There are many tender areas that he'd rather leave alone. Cole's ability is, in short, something that his method of self-protection would loathe.
But Oz himself can recognize the good intentions here. He may not have gotten over all of his issues, but he's in a better mental place than he had been even half a year ago. That's enough to keep him grounded, or at least to keep him from shrinking away.]
...It's a little scary. [He won't lie, though. Especially not when it would be such an obvious one.] But it's not something that you can control, and... you want to help. [That much he understands.]
It must be scary for you too, right? To help people with things like this.