"I dunno," he answers, staring into space. "Wanted to figure out his agenda?"
He does know a bit more than he lets on. He gets scared of letting people in, in case they hurt him or leave him, voluntarily or against their will. So he pushes them away to protect himself, and to test them, to make sure they actually want to be there before he risks anything.
...He may have discussed this with his therapist too. He knows he does this shit, he knows it's not healthy or friendly, it just doesn't seem to stop him when he's in the moment of it.
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Date: 2018-11-24 10:33 pm (UTC)He does know a bit more than he lets on. He gets scared of letting people in, in case they hurt him or leave him, voluntarily or against their will. So he pushes them away to protect himself, and to test them, to make sure they actually want to be there before he risks anything.
...He may have discussed this with his therapist too. He knows he does this shit, he knows it's not healthy or friendly, it just doesn't seem to stop him when he's in the moment of it.