What if the “I don’t know if Whitaker can handle my shit” or whatever line isn’t about house sitting. What if it’s about Robby setting him up to one day be an attending. There’s something pure about Whitaker that has yet to be tainted and Robby isn’t sure he can handle it the same way he thought his previous golden boy Langdon could.
Or you know maybe it is about house sitting bc Robby is obviously subconsciously looking for reasons to stay even though he wants so desperately to go. He’s given himself another excuse to remain not only at the Pitt but in the world. He’s pushing people away while still inserting himself into all of these perceived problems that really don’t have to mean anything to him if he did decide to never come back. He’s still reachable.
