[ Definitely not that simple. The situation would be vastly more tolerable if Mat was at least good at putting up a solid, quiet wall, but they're stuck without even that.
He's not unsympathetic to the gritted teeth and low-key threats. He'd been in the same boat when he'd first arrived; still was, on rough days. There's some level of patronizing satisfaction to be had in recognizing the progress he's made versus the progress Bakugo's yet to make, and it's that sense of muted superiority that helps him stay calm more than any real self-control. ]
(How many of you are there?)
[ Mat could probably guess. He probably knows, deep down, exactly how many new threads have been added to the weave whether he's met them or not. But he's old-fashioned, and he'll take conversation (even the bristly kind) over leaning into the nest's unsettling bonds. ]
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[ Definitely not that simple. The situation would be vastly more tolerable if Mat was at least good at putting up a solid, quiet wall, but they're stuck without even that.
He's not unsympathetic to the gritted teeth and low-key threats. He'd been in the same boat when he'd first arrived; still was, on rough days. There's some level of patronizing satisfaction to be had in recognizing the progress he's made versus the progress Bakugo's yet to make, and it's that sense of muted superiority that helps him stay calm more than any real self-control. ]
( How many of you are there? )
[ Mat could probably guess. He probably knows, deep down, exactly how many new threads have been added to the weave whether he's met them or not. But he's old-fashioned, and he'll take conversation (even the bristly kind) over leaning into the nest's unsettling bonds. ]