You're asking me to be a lot more observant than--

[Pinches the bridge between his eyebrows. It wasn't just that Marco didn't notice. Sometimes he noticed and still didn't say anything. It was hard to push those buttons delicately enough, to handle the explosion and still be able to help with it. To call Ace on bullshit meant letting Ace do the same with him. But he was nakama, Marco trusted Ace with such a thing and yet...]

It's not just noticing. If you aren't ready to bring it up, I can't always tell if you're ready for me to bring it up either. Or if bringing up then will help or make it worse.

I'm selfish Ace. I want to say you can have all the secrets you need, but I want you to be able to trust me too.

I guess I want to play all angles and see which will make you happiest.