"Spider-Man's been around awhile," Ryan said. "And Mary...she comes off as really sweet and innocent, but put her in a corner, and she's a bad-ass," he added. These were, after all, people that he knew on some level. Sure, he may not have been able to speak for the others there, but there were a couple who he knew well enough. "I know that, having the life you've had, everyone seems lighter and softer by comparison, but they're a tougher group than you give them credit for."
"Sorry. It's just that the line about loving me threw me a little bit," he said. "You can't blame me for that, given how it was a little touch and go there for awhile in regards to your feelings for me and Alistaire. Besides, I'm not the one who needs comforting here - it's you. You're the one who was passed through the wringer again."
He nodded, then. "Alright. What is this something that you wanna try?"
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"Sorry. It's just that the line about loving me threw me a little bit," he said. "You can't blame me for that, given how it was a little touch and go there for awhile in regards to your feelings for me and Alistaire. Besides, I'm not the one who needs comforting here - it's you. You're the one who was passed through the wringer again."
He nodded, then. "Alright. What is this something that you wanna try?"