[ Yu's breathing is awfully shallow, his chest constricted with slow panic. God, he told Yosuke he's been thinking about it, how could he tell him that, Yosuke's freaked out enough and he'd never planned to say anything, not ever, because he wasn't, it isn't, everything still hurts and--
all that matters to him is that they're still partners. In the end, that's all.
Admitting he'd been dwelling on it... what's going to happen once Yosuke returns to normal?
... whatever he admitted ... whatever Yosuke admitted to him ...
(i fucking wanted to
it should gross me out but it doesn't
i am a hypocrite
i just don't wanna admit it because then it'd be like i'd accept that i could be that way)
... all that matters, more than anything, is their friendship.
Determination sears his chest, burning away his panic, as Yu, too, climbs off the wall. He does it much more slowly, his motions possessed of the kind of fluidity that comes with deliberate calculation. His sword remains on the wall, hilt facing towards the street, but he leaves it there. He'll need both hands free for what he's about to do.
Yu stands straight, his hands loose at his sides as he stares Yosuke down with serious certainty. ]
Yosuke... if you see me as entertainment right now, that's fine. I accepted that this is part of who you are a long time ago. Plus, I know that's not everything about how you really feel. I know what sort of person you really are, and I believe in you.
[ He approaches close, his expression softening only a little as he stops with just a foot left between them. ]
You should know, Yosuke... I'm more selfish than everyone thinks I am.
[ Without hesitation he reaches out and pulls Yosuke into his arms. The need and the desperation and the passion from before, from his Shadow, are all gone. In their place is a gentle surety. ]
I won't let you go. No matter what happens. We'll always be partners... and I'll do everything I can to make sure that keeps being true.
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all that matters to him is that they're still partners. In the end, that's all.
Admitting he'd been dwelling on it... what's going to happen once Yosuke returns to normal?
... whatever he admitted ... whatever Yosuke admitted to him ...
(i fucking wanted to
it should gross me out but it doesn't
i am a hypocrite
i just don't wanna admit it because then it'd be like i'd accept that i could be that way)
... all that matters, more than anything, is their friendship.
Determination sears his chest, burning away his panic, as Yu, too, climbs off the wall. He does it much more slowly, his motions possessed of the kind of fluidity that comes with deliberate calculation. His sword remains on the wall, hilt facing towards the street, but he leaves it there. He'll need both hands free for what he's about to do.
Yu stands straight, his hands loose at his sides as he stares Yosuke down with serious certainty. ]
Yosuke... if you see me as entertainment right now, that's fine. I accepted that this is part of who you are a long time ago. Plus, I know that's not everything about how you really feel. I know what sort of person you really are, and I believe in you.
[ He approaches close, his expression softening only a little as he stops with just a foot left between them. ]
You should know, Yosuke... I'm more selfish than everyone thinks I am.
[ Without hesitation he reaches out and pulls Yosuke into his arms. The need and the desperation and the passion from before, from his Shadow, are all gone. In their place is a gentle surety. ]
I won't let you go. No matter what happens. We'll always be partners... and I'll do everything I can to make sure that keeps being true.