He smiled at her, humming in agreement. But that last question had him scoffing. "Of course I can, I..." but he stopped himself, because he recognized why she asked in the first place, the impression he'd given off plenty of times, and sighed, shaking his head. "I can, and I will," he said softly. "I don't hate women. I'm just afraid of failing to protect them. Or worse, that they'll sacrifice themselves for me -- that's what my wife did," he admitted quietly. But this place was a peaceful one, and despite his habit of getting into fights, there wasn't likely to be a scenario where anyone was going to need to sacrifice themselves to protect another.
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Date: 2022-10-05 12:08 am (UTC)"Besides. It's you I love, not your body."