[ And Frank would understand that. He won't say he understands -- silence, absence being the most efficient method of managing(/burying) this risky, convoluted thing between them.
If he had failed to steer the danger away from the public eye and Henry had been nothing more than a civilian, he would understand Henry's reaction, and let Henry punch him. He would not raise his hand against Henry. ]
[ That's also what's so damn frustrating. If Frank is passive, understanding and accepting, then Henry's anger seems misplaced and stupid by comparison -- like an overreaction. He wants to actually get something back; he wants Frank to get angry, or emotional at all. Anything. Anything that shows this is hard for him too.
But he knows he won't.
So he just gets to sit with his thoughts, festering into something tense and unresolved. ]
[ 'Anything' other than 'not a thing' is a risk. A chance meeting will end, inevitably, in Frank walking away from Henry; why would Henry wish 'anything' from Frank to complicate the incident?
There is nothing from Frank that Henry deserves now, after he has built something new for himself. Not a single thing. Frank is assured of this. ]
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Are you going to blame him for that? ]
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That would be Frank's lapse. ]
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Like how badly he wants to punch him.
...not that he would have the nerve, but the sentiment's there. ]
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If he had failed to steer the danger away from the public eye and Henry had been nothing more than a civilian, he would understand Henry's reaction, and let Henry punch him. He would not raise his hand against Henry. ]
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But he knows he won't.
So he just gets to sit with his thoughts, festering into something tense and unresolved. ]
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There is nothing from Frank that Henry deserves now, after he has built something new for himself. Not a single thing. Frank is assured of this. ]