Two-Bit actually being really unintentionally horrible about Darryās OCD. He is absolutely participating in Darryās compulsions every single time if prompted, only short of physical harm. He can only really see it as āI do this thing my partners says and then he gets a breakā without recognizing the longer term impact
Yes, he will take the long way, so they donāt have to go over the train tracks. Yes, he will take the icing off the cake whenever itās his or anyone elseās turn to make it. Yes, he will jack the truck up to check under it, and pop the hood to inspect it, literally anytime itās his turn to drive. Yes, he will spend hours repeating himself over and over that he does really love Darry and that doesnāt mean heās gonna die anytime soon
And yes, it does strain their relationship. And yes, it does exhaust the both of them to no end. And no, he canāt make himself stop it, if he thinks it helps Darryās spiraling, even just for five minutes at best
TW: SH and Suiciā mention
On the bright side Two-Bit THINKS heās helping, Darryās relief may be brief, but itās there. It makes Darry tendencies worse overtime, but it takes a while for him to get back to the point he was right after the Curtis parentsā death, but Two-Bit would NOT let it get to that point (if he knew)
Darry wouldnāt tell Two-Bit he relapsed until he canāt clean them himself because his vision is blurry and his hands are shaking so he stumbles over to Two-Bit for help. Two-Bit would know that Darry had harmful tendencies, like picking at his cuticles, scratching his arms, ripping up scabs prematurely, but depending on when Darry had stopped cutting his scars could be faint enough to the point Two-Bit assumes theyāre from scratching. (Darry would most likely use his upper thighs because theyād only be visible if he wasnāt wearing anything on his legs)
Unlike his obsessions, Darry REFUSES to talk about his harmful compulsions that could threaten his life. The first (and only) person who he (willingly) told was Paul, when it was during the end of their relationship. Paul saw his scars progressively worsen, but didnāt care to ask. Darry telling Paul was kind of like a Hail Mary to see if Paul would comfort him like he did before. It wasnāt. Paul was very hesitant to actually say something about it, mainly because he views Darry doing this as Darry wanting his attention and Darry being ātoo unstableā to not talk to. (Darry was not, and Iām repeating this, was NOT trying to guilt Paul into not leaving by threatening to commit) The way Paul was speaking to Darry was condescending, like bringing up Darry habits to see if Darry was serious about what he said, this would most likely lead to Darry ghosting Paul because he canāt deny Paul is still talking to him out of pity.
