"Cause he sees some perfect version of me that doesn't exist," Shadow said with a sigh. "Ya helped the one ya could help. He wasn't breaking."

Shadow hummed, wrapping an arm around his shoulders and leading him off to the side to sit to the side of the gym since that was likely where he was.

"Ya didn't deserve it. Ya were making the best choice ya could in the circumstances."

"I know. That's why I want to tell ya that ya deserve it. So ya keep doing it. I'm glad yer trying, I know its hard." He knows better then anyone how hard it is for a hero to think of themselves first.