The problem is, Tony doesn't feel that Scott should stay. He appreciates it, more than he can ever try to say, but knowing he hurt Scott... It feels like a weight he can't get rid of, making him miserable in his attempts to even breathe the same air as him. Scott deserves better. Scott just...
He deserves better.
At the mention of his addiction, despite how much Tony doesn't really allow himself full eye contact, he turns to Scott. He opens his mouth to argue it, but how can he? He honestly can't remember the last time he left the lab, since he had purposely added a shower and bathroom in one end, and a mini kitchen in another. Tony could very well live here the rest of his life, and be okay with it.
Well. As okay as he could be isolating himself from the world, anyway.
With another sigh, he cards his fingers through his hair. It's anxiety and possibly too much caffeine blending into one, but he pauses when Scott brings up going outside. He wants to say no right away, that he should go on his own, but it's Scott, and somehow saying no to him just seems wrong. Even if he feels like a destructive force that'll eventually hurt him again, anyway.
"Right now? It's..." The middle of the night, he almost says, but stops and nods after a moment. "Yeah, okay. Just outside, or do you want to go anywhere?"
And I rewatched CW so my Tony angst level is p high SORRY IN ADVANCE?
He deserves better.
At the mention of his addiction, despite how much Tony doesn't really allow himself full eye contact, he turns to Scott. He opens his mouth to argue it, but how can he? He honestly can't remember the last time he left the lab, since he had purposely added a shower and bathroom in one end, and a mini kitchen in another. Tony could very well live here the rest of his life, and be okay with it.
Well. As okay as he could be isolating himself from the world, anyway.
With another sigh, he cards his fingers through his hair. It's anxiety and possibly too much caffeine blending into one, but he pauses when Scott brings up going outside. He wants to say no right away, that he should go on his own, but it's Scott, and somehow saying no to him just seems wrong. Even if he feels like a destructive force that'll eventually hurt him again, anyway.
"Right now? It's..." The middle of the night, he almost says, but stops and nods after a moment. "Yeah, okay. Just outside, or do you want to go anywhere?"