[He knows it's the wrong thing to say as soon as he says it; telling Max to calm down, in fact, distinctly usually leads to the exact opposite, and usually involves Alec getting punched in the face more than once. He backs up, holding his hands up as a form of protection.
Stupid is as stupid does, even stupid knows better.]
I don't know how to explain this to you, but uh. That was a while ago.
[Shit, he thinks. There's...quite the time gap between the two of them, now. He has a lot that he's going to have to explain.]
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[He knows it's the wrong thing to say as soon as he says it; telling Max to calm down, in fact, distinctly usually leads to the exact opposite, and usually involves Alec getting punched in the face more than once. He backs up, holding his hands up as a form of protection.
Stupid is as stupid does, even stupid knows better.]
I don't know how to explain this to you, but uh. That was a while ago.
[Shit, he thinks. There's...quite the time gap between the two of them, now. He has a lot that he's going to have to explain.]