[Ah, he feels much more at ease now that he’s surprised her a bit… plus, reading emotions that were quite identifiable was just… nicer than trying to guess.
It seems like she isn’t holding any ill will either, which seems like a miracle, but one he will take.
The only reaction he gives that her words have impacted him is the slight softening of his features, the honest truth that leaks into his reply.]
Me too.
[It’s as much of an admission as he can allow - that there is a possibility that he could fail and… Yashiro would no longer be herself. The thought turns whatever might be left of his stomach with worry, which he quickly swallows. No need. He’d protect her, just like always.
(We can probably wrap with yours? ^^)
It seems like she isn’t holding any ill will either, which seems like a miracle, but one he will take.
The only reaction he gives that her words have impacted him is the slight softening of his features, the honest truth that leaks into his reply.]
Me too.
[It’s as much of an admission as he can allow - that there is a possibility that he could fail and… Yashiro would no longer be herself. The thought turns whatever might be left of his stomach with worry, which he quickly swallows. No need. He’d protect her, just like always.
Just like he had promised.]