[ The hand on his shoulder definitely isn't unwelcome, and he scoots over a little bit closer. At that assertion, though, he blinks, brow furrowing slightly. ]
T-that's not true.
[ There was little he was ever better than Jade at, and Jade was much cooler and better looking, and everyone who found either of them tolerable always liked Jade better.
But this Jade was flawed, not like the one in his memories. He'd given up on the most important mission in their lives, and he had that awful, phony smile, not like the real one Saphir had so wanted to see on him again.
The careless cruelty toward him was one thing that really hadn't changed too much, but it felt sharper now, and it was harder to let it roll off his back than it once was. ]
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T-that's not true.
[ There was little he was ever better than Jade at, and Jade was much cooler and better looking, and everyone who found either of them tolerable always liked Jade better.
But this Jade was flawed, not like the one in his memories. He'd given up on the most important mission in their lives, and he had that awful, phony smile, not like the real one Saphir had so wanted to see on him again.
The careless cruelty toward him was one thing that really hadn't changed too much, but it felt sharper now, and it was harder to let it roll off his back than it once was. ]
I think.