#thinking about how mad xever is about the betrayal

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Xever: this kid??? is mad???? at me????

It's really just his whole reaction during that scene. Mondo is for understandable reasons mad and walks towards him and looms over him and Xever has no idea what to make of that. He does not get up, his eyes remain and his face lifts with that expression while his eyes nervously keep glancing around.

He genuinely did not seem to expect that, this kid is suddenly standig up to him.

What makes him get up and yell out that Jason is a traitor?

All while he is giving his new friends a high five. His instant reaction to it feels like a twisted form of jealousy. Most of what he taught Mondo comes from his own experience. Xever was alone while living in the streets and in the comics he actually was betrayed by a friend before he got into the Foot.

I think the parallels between these two are fun. Xever grew up on the streets and needed to steal to survive, the only friend he had betrayed him and he landed in prison. The one person who got him out encouraged his worst traits

Mondo was kicked out by his parents after he turned into a mutant and was living alone on the streets until he met Xever who likely encouraged his worst traits as well, but he finds genuine friends.

When Mondo prepared his attack on Xever? He actually takes a step back and shields himself at first.

Twice he was caught off guard that Mondo was actually mad at him.