[ he winces. it's like a slap to the face, hearing that from yuri. even though he knows it comes from a good place. that he's concerned, worried, doesn't want robin to face dangers that he probably doesn't deserve to. it's reasonable and right and frankly, robin probably shouldn't be exposed to them. he should be sitting in his office or managing new acts for the tamamo or figuring out certain logistics, or...

...

robin sniffles. ]

Yeah. You're right.

[ but he grabs yuri's hand again, squeezes it, pulls it to his chest. ]

If she asks me to go out there, I can't refuse her. Okay? She trusts me to get things done. If I do... I can... try to stay out of the way...