tobari leans into the touch idly as he thinks about that. nervous? not really. he doesn't get nervous in any way that's innocent or small. rather, the way he feels around rafayel is... ]
I think—
[ you're the only person I really let in anymore ]
... it's the opposite. Like you're the only one I can relax around. Even a little.
[ that he doesn't have to be on guard on or worry about another betrayal coming ]
[ while the answer isn't exactly what he expects, it isn't necessarily a shock either. he feels similarly. he felt this way back in purgatory as well, but maybe they had enough in common where it didn't feel like baggage as much as a point of mutual understanding.
maybe there is comfort in that. ]
Well, that's good. I mean, we dooo live together. [ lol. ]
But, I think I know what you mean. While I do hope you feel that more often here in Linkon [ maybe with friends, or other people he eventually meets. ], I still hope I'm the first person you turn to.
[ like of course he wants tobari to be able to trust others at his own pace, and find people to relax around, but also... he still wants to be special? is that selfish... ]
[ . . . tobari ends up going a little quiet at that. to him, that was shioji. his older brother figure that he thought always had his best interests at heart, who was his sounding board for all decisions, and was always the friendly face who took care of all the things that tobari didn't want to do.
he will just reach to tangle his fingers idly in rafayel's again. ]
You are.
[ even if he's bad at opening up. ]
I trust you more than anyone.
[ and he hopes it won't get him burned again. but even if it does, that's just his fault. that's the price of faith. ]
[ i love how he still has to kill shioji in vial au too...
that said, maybe it's fortunate that he's not in the picture. honestly, tobari seems like he's just gone through a lot, and rafayel doesn't pretend to understand what drives him to say any of this. he just knows... it must be an incredibly painful thing to come to terms with.
of believing it's harder to put your faith in someone. ]
... Then, you can be my person too.
[ he squeezes his hand. ] That way, you don't ever have to be scared.
[ if he's giving him the power to hurt him, then he also wants to give up the same thing. somehow, that feels more... intimate than if they just said i love you, but...
rafayel is not thinking about that at all, actually. it just feels right. ]
[ kILL HIM? the way tobari would actually be so sad if shioji died... damb
but he does look over a bit at rafayel's words. two thoughts slip into his mind at once—the way that this is an awfully trusting thing to say even though he knows that rafayel has someone else in his heart. to be 'his person' nonetheless... tobari won't take that for granted, regardless of whatever else their relationship looks like and...
it occurs to him that despite the fact that tobari is so used to carrying people's faith and trust and hopes... he feels the most worried about disappointing rafayel. he hopes he never gets close. if there is one person's belief that he'd like to keep, it's his. ]
... same to you, then. If it helps you feel less alone.
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[ a halfhearted little warning tone, even as tobari glances over finally to look sharply at rafayel ]
Are you saying that I should be nervous around you?
[ said like thatβs such
a far off dream ]
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he's not actually sorry. ]
Shouldn't you?
[ ... ] If not nervous, then what?
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tobari leans into the touch idly as he thinks about that. nervous? not really. he doesn't get nervous in any way that's innocent or small. rather, the way he feels around rafayel is... ]
I think—
[ you're the only person I really let in anymore ]
... it's the opposite. Like you're the only one I can relax around. Even a little.
[ that he doesn't have to be on guard on or worry about another betrayal coming ]
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maybe there is comfort in that. ]
Well, that's good. I mean, we dooo live together. [ lol. ]
But, I think I know what you mean. While I do hope you feel that more often here in Linkon [ maybe with friends, or other people he eventually meets. ], I still hope I'm the first person you turn to.
[ like of course he wants tobari to be able to trust others at his own pace, and find people to relax around, but also... he still wants to be special? is that selfish... ]
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he will just reach to tangle his fingers idly in rafayel's again. ]
You are.
[ even if he's bad at opening up. ]
I trust you more than anyone.
[ and he hopes it won't get him burned again. but even if it does, that's just his fault. that's the price of faith. ]
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that said, maybe it's fortunate that he's not in the picture. honestly, tobari seems like he's just gone through a lot, and rafayel doesn't pretend to understand what drives him to say any of this. he just knows... it must be an incredibly painful thing to come to terms with.
of believing it's harder to put your faith in someone. ]
... Then, you can be my person too.
[ he squeezes his hand. ] That way, you don't ever have to be scared.
[ if he's giving him the power to hurt him, then he also wants to give up the same thing. somehow, that feels more... intimate than if they just said i love you, but...
rafayel is not thinking about that at all, actually. it just feels right. ]
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but he does look over a bit at rafayel's words. two thoughts slip into his mind at once—the way that this is an awfully trusting thing to say even though he knows that rafayel has someone else in his heart. to be 'his person' nonetheless... tobari won't take that for granted, regardless of whatever else their relationship looks like and...
it occurs to him that despite the fact that tobari is so used to carrying people's faith and trust and hopes... he feels the most worried about disappointing rafayel. he hopes he never gets close. if there is one person's belief that he'd like to keep, it's his. ]
... same to you, then. If it helps you feel less alone.
You'll always have me.