This edit just doesn't show up on the tags no matter what I do😭
I made this thinking about how, for me, Darius knows Ben too well.
After the monorail incident, Ben came up with this whole Island boy persona.Trying to be brave, trying to look in control.
But it doesn't matter how hard he tried to look tough, Darius knew he was not okay, he knew Ben was hurt. And yeah, he blamed himself for this.
When it comes to Darius, there is no braveness in the world Ben could hide behind. Darius knows what trauma looks like, it is unconsciously but he knows. He has been dealing with it since his Dad's loss.
That's why when they finally reunited, something just clicked. Darius understood and recognized in Ben his own emotional problems. For me that explains why Ben can't hide how he feels from him.














