_{[ He appreciates the apology and the kiss on the hand is unexpected, but the overall conversation is making his mood plummet. He feels a ping of guilt and he doesn't like that, so he has to think about why he feels that kind of guilt. Rex is jealous, but everything he's jealous about, Mark doesn't have any control over. It makes his eyebrows slowly pull together. ]}

Alright. And somehow all of that is my fault? I don't really have a say so in any of those things. What do you want me to do about it, Rex? If I piss you off so much just for existing then why the hell are you even with me? I don't know what to say about all of this. I didn't have a say so in my upbringing, and neither did you. What do you want me to do about the hero thing? Should I just not do it? Cause there was a period there for awhile where I was heavily considering throwing in the towel. And my biology now? Jesus. You're fortunate you're not going to outlive everyone you care about like I'm going to have to deal with.

_{[ On that note, he slips off of the other hero, allowing the blanket to remain on Rex. He's on his feet now, hands settling on his hips. He seems stern, but not so much angry. ]}

You're teasing me about not being ready for this, but I think it's the other way around.