[Don has done a spectacularly good job of covering up how much it specifically matters, or at least in making it seem as such. And Robert does know it's something notable in Don's life... but what has he ever seen but the side that loves science, that would rather be tinkering in his lab with his machines?
Robert doesn't trust that reaction. He doesn't trust anything right now, not even his own thoughts and feelings.
Stuck in the middle of two distinct mindsets, embroiled in confused emotion and unable to express it through any other thing, Robert simply stands there, cringes away from Don, and cries.
He brings a hand up almost immediately to catch the tears, but he doesn't do anything to hide it, despite the event-instilled part of him that feels - still - like he should.]
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Robert doesn't trust that reaction. He doesn't trust anything right now, not even his own thoughts and feelings.
Stuck in the middle of two distinct mindsets, embroiled in confused emotion and unable to express it through any other thing, Robert simply stands there, cringes away from Don, and cries.
He brings a hand up almost immediately to catch the tears, but he doesn't do anything to hide it, despite the event-instilled part of him that feels - still - like he should.]