*glares at the DS9 episode they’re watching*
Of course he bloody doesn’t trust you, you fucking asshole, you’re gaslighting him, you continually demean and diminish him, and you treat him like he’s a pet or a plaything or a lab rat, not a person.
*scrubs hands through hair* Didn’t have words the first time I watched this episode for why it made me intensely uncomfortable and made me want to strangle the one character with his own clothes. Do now.
There's a Mirror on the Wall 