Now Omega is confused, and that really just makes him madder. Not too mad to see that Delta appears upset, and not too mad to ignore it. So before he hauls off and slaps his brother silly -not that he'd ever do that, but oh is he tempted sometimes- he goes back over what Delta said.
It is all patently ridiculous. Can't Delta see that what came out of his mouth made no sense? What did Omega say that was even tangentially related to those accusations?
"Don't put words in my mouth," he says, unfolding his arms and grabbing the back of the chair. "I never said we didn't need you, I never said I could do this without you." That's perhaps something he doesn't say enough. That's on him.
And that's a realization that tastes bad in his mouth. Breaking the chair isn't going to make him feel any better, this isn't something that happened because he wasn't strong enough to change things. This is something he did, and he shouldn't take it out on Delta but he does.
And so he tells Delta what is the truth, at least from where Omega stands. He's learned that often, that can be the cruelest thing of all. "This is you home, and this is your family, and what you do is more than anyone should be asked to do." This is what Omega asked him to do. "Because this is so much to ask, we worry about you. Because you don't ever complain, we wonder what you're hiding." Okay, so Sigma is getting thrown under the bus here, but Omega suspects he might have primed the pump, so to speak.
"And if our concern for you has upset you, you have my most sincere apologies," Omega spits. They are not sincere apologies. They are thinly-disguised curses. "I thought you seemed happy to have met someone. I thought I saw you smile. Clearly, I was wrong."
Omega hates himself, almost before the words leave his mouth. He just tried to upset his brother, no matter how Delta takes that the intention was there, and that leaves him feeling...dirty.
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It is all patently ridiculous. Can't Delta see that what came out of his mouth made no sense? What did Omega say that was even tangentially related to those accusations?
"Don't put words in my mouth," he says, unfolding his arms and grabbing the back of the chair. "I never said we didn't need you, I never said I could do this without you." That's perhaps something he doesn't say enough. That's on him.
And that's a realization that tastes bad in his mouth. Breaking the chair isn't going to make him feel any better, this isn't something that happened because he wasn't strong enough to change things. This is something he did, and he shouldn't take it out on Delta but he does.
And so he tells Delta what is the truth, at least from where Omega stands. He's learned that often, that can be the cruelest thing of all. "This is you home, and this is your family, and what you do is more than anyone should be asked to do." This is what Omega asked him to do. "Because this is so much to ask, we worry about you. Because you don't ever complain, we wonder what you're hiding." Okay, so Sigma is getting thrown under the bus here, but Omega suspects he might have primed the pump, so to speak.
"And if our concern for you has upset you, you have my most sincere apologies," Omega spits. They are not sincere apologies. They are thinly-disguised curses. "I thought you seemed happy to have met someone. I thought I saw you smile. Clearly, I was wrong."
Omega hates himself, almost before the words leave his mouth. He just tried to upset his brother, no matter how Delta takes that the intention was there, and that leaves him feeling...dirty.