Tim shuts up. He doesn’t know what glowing, red eyes mean to Guardian, but his brain snaps to glowing means metahuman abilities and red means danger, so he will stay very shut up.
He’s scared - was already, but the relief of I’m saved, thank you handsome hero wilts when the handsome hero starts explaining that he’s been ordered to kill Tim. Tim wants to believe him, but he just explained that the rescuers think that murdering a civilian (murdering him) is collateral damage.
(That’s not even what colllateral damage means.)
Tim takes exactly one step back, eyes swinging wildly around the room for a second. There has to be somewhere to run or hide. (There isn’t.)
Some choice other than Guardian or death. (There isn’t.)
Guardian could change his mind at any minute. This isn’t a sci-fi fairytale with the stormtrooper whipping his helmet off I’m Luke Skywalker I’m here to rescue you.
(He kinda looks like Skywalker. Great big blue eyes, bit of a tan, great jawline - no, stop, can the focus stay on glowing red eyes and death threats and how he gets out of here.)
If what Guardian says is true, going with Guardian is the only choice that delays Tim’s death. There are half a dozen other heroes -
(Agents. Heroes don’t kill.)
- that will follow orders and kill him, and there’s nothing he can do to stop them.
Once they’re away from others, he’ll get away as soon as he can. Until then, he’ll keep as quiet as he can, follow instructions, and take any natural chance to remind Guardian to remind him that Tim is only 19 and would very much like to live forever.
“If that’s all true, then why are you trapping us in here?” That is necessary not being quiet. Guardian’s plan to hide in the room that everyone saw them enter sucks if he’s not killing Tim. “I’ll do anything you say. Just - I thought you saved me.”
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Tim shuts up. He doesn’t know what glowing, red eyes mean to Guardian, but his brain snaps to glowing means metahuman abilities and red means danger, so he will stay very shut up.
He’s scared - was already, but the relief of I’m saved, thank you handsome hero wilts when the handsome hero starts explaining that he’s been ordered to kill Tim. Tim wants to believe him, but he just explained that the rescuers think that murdering a civilian (murdering him) is collateral damage.
(That’s not even what colllateral damage means.)
Tim takes exactly one step back, eyes swinging wildly around the room for a second. There has to be somewhere to run or hide. (There isn’t.)
Some choice other than Guardian or death. (There isn’t.)
Guardian could change his mind at any minute. This isn’t a sci-fi fairytale with the stormtrooper whipping his helmet off I’m Luke Skywalker I’m here to rescue you.
(He kinda looks like Skywalker. Great big blue eyes, bit of a tan, great jawline - no, stop, can the focus stay on glowing red eyes and death threats and how he gets out of here.)
If what Guardian says is true, going with Guardian is the only choice that delays Tim’s death. There are half a dozen other heroes -
(Agents. Heroes don’t kill.)
- that will follow orders and kill him, and there’s nothing he can do to stop them.
Once they’re away from others, he’ll get away as soon as he can. Until then, he’ll keep as quiet as he can, follow instructions, and take any natural chance to remind Guardian to remind him that Tim is only 19 and would very much like to live forever.
“If that’s all true, then why are you trapping us in here?” That is necessary not being quiet. Guardian’s plan to hide in the room that everyone saw them enter sucks if he’s not killing Tim. “I’ll do anything you say. Just - I thought you saved me.”
So please, save him.