[ He flinches a little at their words. What hurts most is knowing that they're right. Knowing he already knew all this, and yet those thoughts had been there. Stubbornly lurking, no matter how hard he'd fought to shove them down.
Heh... he really should have acknowledged this sooner, instead of letting it get to this point. Letting it explode in the form of slipping up to the first person here who reminded him so much of his best friend.
Instead of winding up in a situation where Kurama overheard something he never should have overheard - no... never should have been said in the first place, right?
He can only give a wry smile - humorless and tired and with every bit of acknowledgement that their words are entirely correct in almost every way possible...
Almost, since... ]
I can't take credit for what they all chose to do. Besides, Chariot and Croix gave some pretty impressive speeches...
[ He releases a heavy sigh and turns his head so he's leaning into Goro's touch for a moment. ]
... But, I know. I have seen what happens when someone keeps quiet about these kinds of feelings. And I know I have more value than that. That why I shoved it aside and kept focusing on everything that needed to be done...
[ He lowers his gaze, reaching out to take each a hand of each boyfriend. ]
I'm not great at sitting anything out... so I can't say I'll stand by. But... I did promise...
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Heh... he really should have acknowledged this sooner, instead of letting it get to this point. Letting it explode in the form of slipping up to the first person here who reminded him so much of his best friend.
Instead of winding up in a situation where Kurama overheard something he never should have overheard - no... never should have been said in the first place, right?
He can only give a wry smile - humorless and tired and with every bit of acknowledgement that their words are entirely correct in almost every way possible...
Almost, since... ]
I can't take credit for what they all chose to do. Besides, Chariot and Croix gave some pretty impressive speeches...
[ He releases a heavy sigh and turns his head so he's leaning into Goro's touch for a moment. ]
... But, I know. I have seen what happens when someone keeps quiet about these kinds of feelings. And I know I have more value than that. That why I shoved it aside and kept focusing on everything that needed to be done...
[ He lowers his gaze, reaching out to take each a hand of each boyfriend. ]
I'm not great at sitting anything out... so I can't say I'll stand by. But... I did promise...
[ Ugh... ]
No more... hiding things, right?