[Hayley makes him feel tall, and Bart enjoys the way she fits against him. He lets himself linger in that second, racing thoughts to stay in it for a hundred moments of her hair tickling his chin and how warm she is. She is one of the bright spots of Keeliai, for him, right now. Friendship, purpose, debate, and affection in one.
Which is why he hates to hear her willingly tarnish herself. She means too much to him. With the moment shattered by her words, Bart gears up to defend her to her, but he doesn't let go of her. The hand on her neck tightens for a moment, a physical flinch at the first name, but he relaxes it and lets it drift down into her back where that can't happen again. Where it can only press her closer.]
You're nothing like Lex. I know you got along with the one that was here. I didn't know him. I didn't want to. Maybe he was OK, but I'm not a good enough person to separate them in my mind. I could barely separate my cousin from the one from home. The one on my world sucked. Almost completely. The almost is only because I'd be down a friend if it weren't for him. But whatever you did for the K or wanted to or whatever you're dancing around. It's not on his level. He's not human.
[He wants to go on, to detail parts of Kon's life and how much of a fuck head he's seen Lex be, but he won't do that. Won't risk Kon or Supes hearing him from halfway across the shell. The animosity is fervent though. Maybe this Lex hadn't been pathetic. Hayley is still worth 10 of him.] You - you still didn't tell me who Jason is and how he fits into this. Since I'm not allowed to judge'im for the alcohol.
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Which is why he hates to hear her willingly tarnish herself. She means too much to him. With the moment shattered by her words, Bart gears up to defend her to her, but he doesn't let go of her. The hand on her neck tightens for a moment, a physical flinch at the first name, but he relaxes it and lets it drift down into her back where that can't happen again. Where it can only press her closer.]
You're nothing like Lex. I know you got along with the one that was here. I didn't know him. I didn't want to. Maybe he was OK, but I'm not a good enough person to separate them in my mind. I could barely separate my cousin from the one from home. The one on my world sucked. Almost completely. The almost is only because I'd be down a friend if it weren't for him. But whatever you did for the K or wanted to or whatever you're dancing around. It's not on his level. He's not human.
[He wants to go on, to detail parts of Kon's life and how much of a fuck head he's seen Lex be, but he won't do that. Won't risk Kon or Supes hearing him from halfway across the shell. The animosity is fervent though. Maybe this Lex hadn't been pathetic. Hayley is still worth 10 of him.] You - you still didn't tell me who Jason is and how he fits into this. Since I'm not allowed to judge'im for the alcohol.