Yeah, I know.

[Darin drums his fingers on his workbench to keep the silence at bay. He was being forced to come to terms with some very new feelings that he wasn't sure how to process. If he told Archie, there was no doubt the man would root for him. Hell, he might even spur him on.]

[And then where does that leave him? Say he did confess to Allura...rejection was literally the furthest worry from his mind. Sure it'd sting, but in the end, it'd be best. But what if she accepted his feelings? What if she returned them? The very thought left his cheeks burning and his stomach churning. There were just so many things that could go wrong. And what if Dromas ever appeared here? Being together with her would basically seal her fate; he'd target her the instant he learned of it...and she was just too important to be put in jeopardy like that.]

[He sighs and runs a hand down his face.]

...She thinks I could be the greatest hero the world has ever known.

I don't...I don't know how to reconcile that. I don't know how to...respond to her.

I'm in deep.