[uh oh, ohhhhh no. oh no, he read this wrong. he'd thought this was just their usual, just how they normally talk to each other. he rebuffs leo's attempts to engage and leo, fueled onward by the thought of irritating the shit out of him, would force his way into donnie's space anyway because that is how they've operated since they were babies and it's their own special language.
the problem is that ever since...the incident, leo's had crippling bouts of insecurity. the kind or type of insecurity seems to vary and donnie doesn't pretend to try and be interested in (or okay fine, understand) psychology enough to parse when these moments come up or how to handle them effectively, so hindsight remains his only teacher. he has to go off the data, which doesn't reveal itself until after the experiment has concluded. more variables that he failed to take into consideration, so concentrated on "fix what's in front of you."
in short- he hurt his brother's feelings. for real.]
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the problem is that ever since...the incident, leo's had crippling bouts of insecurity. the kind or type of insecurity seems to vary and donnie doesn't pretend to try and be interested in (or okay fine, understand) psychology enough to parse when these moments come up or how to handle them effectively, so hindsight remains his only teacher. he has to go off the data, which doesn't reveal itself until after the experiment has concluded. more variables that he failed to take into consideration, so concentrated on "fix what's in front of you."
in short- he hurt his brother's feelings. for real.]