I just - when he said what he said, my first reaction was just get away from me, but then after that the idea of being without him was...
[ Like the whole world would be different. Like something huge and important would be gone forever. Like... losing the sunshine.
... Hitoshi frowns, feeling weird and lame and confused and yet somehow not, and shifts in to hide his face against his dad's side like a grumpy cat. ]
Spoil sport. This is good tea and watching him fall to his knees and cry that you're growing up would be so worth it.
[ Nevermind that they've only had him for a few years. Hizashi fell hard into his dad role. It was nice.
He keeps petting his hair. ]
Kaminari is a good person. Just remember this is your first love since your trauma. It's fine if it's real, but I want you to keep in mind it might be compensation.
[ That's comforting. He sighs quietly, relaxing again. He hates knowing that there are things he really truly can't do, and that predicting his own heart is apparently one of them - but it's at least nice to know it isn't as if he could be doing anything better.
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... I wasn't planning on anything.
[ Maybe. Probably. Maybe? ]
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[ He gives his hair a few more pets because he can. ]
Also remember you can't unring a bell.
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[ Like the whole world would be different. Like something huge and important would be gone forever. Like... losing the sunshine.
... Hitoshi frowns, feeling weird and lame and confused and yet somehow not, and shifts in to hide his face against his dad's side like a grumpy cat. ]
... don't tell dad.
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[ Nevermind that they've only had him for a few years. Hizashi fell hard into his dad role. It was nice.
He keeps petting his hair. ]
Kaminari is a good person. Just remember this is your first love since your trauma. It's fine if it's real, but I want you to keep in mind it might be compensation.
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[ He laughs a little, poking him in the hip just because it's nearby. ]
... How do I know?
[ He didn't really think about that, and now it has him worried. Can he know? Can he ever know..? ]
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[ A pause. ]
Which might not happen. I never got tempted by anyone else. Ever.
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He sits up finally, rearranging his bedhead. ]
Dad always says I'm just as stubborn as you.