[Monologuing is a natural part of any aspect of Henry. Alec has only been privy to it in snippets, and none with the utterly cruel gravitas that Vecna seems to wield.]
That there is something wrong with him. They all said so. Not only his parents. His teachers. His doctors. Even Papa would render him useless in the laboratory after a few years' time. Prized number One, not so prized anymore.
[Henry's teeth grit until his jaw hurts. Another attempt at lashing out with his powers nets him the opposite: caught in Vecna's return effort, limbs gone taut, and thrown straight towards Alec like little more than refuse.]
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That there is something wrong with him. They all said so. Not only his parents. His teachers. His doctors. Even Papa would render him useless in the laboratory after a few years' time. Prized number One, not so prized anymore.
[Henry's teeth grit until his jaw hurts. Another attempt at lashing out with his powers nets him the opposite: caught in Vecna's return effort, limbs gone taut, and thrown straight towards Alec like little more than refuse.]
"Broken."