When you have to claw your way up to the top, you know that someone could come push you down at any minute.
[Sure, the school's social ladder isn't exactly the same as a capitalist organization, but high school can feel ruthless, especially when school was the one place Rich was on top of the pecking order. If he slipped, he could have ended up back where he was, lonely and isolated. Add in the fact that the SQUIP was pretty much his last ditch plan before throwing away his life entirely...
He understands where Jack came from. And Yondu as well. He hates how painfully familiar their stories sound, almost as much as he hates Yondu saying Jack was somehow worse. His voice is low and thick with regret when he speaks up.]
You're saying that like I don't have a few screws loose myself. Being 'normal' has never really been in the cards for me. [No matter how much he had wished it was.]
cw: suicidal ideation, negativity about mental health, you know, just rich stuff
[Sure, the school's social ladder isn't exactly the same as a capitalist organization, but high school can feel ruthless, especially when school was the one place Rich was on top of the pecking order. If he slipped, he could have ended up back where he was, lonely and isolated. Add in the fact that the SQUIP was pretty much his last ditch plan before throwing away his life entirely...
He understands where Jack came from. And Yondu as well. He hates how painfully familiar their stories sound, almost as much as he hates Yondu saying Jack was somehow worse. His voice is low and thick with regret when he speaks up.]
You're saying that like I don't have a few screws loose myself. Being 'normal' has never really been in the cards for me. [No matter how much he had wished it was.]