[Nazuna purses his lips, an amused quirk to the corners.]
Do you really think that sort of thing works? Saying “that person doesn’t want me worrying about them”… if you saw them in trouble, you’d still worry, right? You wouldn’t be able to leave them alone. It’s not that easy.
[If it were… no. There are far too many complicated feelings down that road. Ones that he didn’t know how to process.
What he knows in this moment, plain and simple, is that he cares about this person— whether he wanted him to or not. He’s comfortable with him, even though he can feel his face getting hotter after he kissed his forehead. It wasn’t unpleasant at all… just the opposite. That’s why— it’s impossible to look him in the eyes. It’s embarrassing, but… it makes him happy. And he’s never known how to deal with that.]
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Do you really think that sort of thing works? Saying “that person doesn’t want me worrying about them”… if you saw them in trouble, you’d still worry, right? You wouldn’t be able to leave them alone. It’s not that easy.
[If it were… no. There are far too many complicated feelings down that road. Ones that he didn’t know how to process.
What he knows in this moment, plain and simple, is that he cares about this person— whether he wanted him to or not. He’s comfortable with him, even though he can feel his face getting hotter after he kissed his forehead. It wasn’t unpleasant at all… just the opposite. That’s why— it’s impossible to look him in the eyes. It’s embarrassing, but… it makes him happy. And he’s never known how to deal with that.]