[He winks, squeezing his fingers.] I'll make sure I limit my fire-breathing curries to special occasions for others, only.
[A startled, high laugh, and he shakes his head.] I've been down really bad for you for a long time, and in January... [There's a brief stutter in his chest.] I still thought there was a chance, then. [That Akechi wasn't dead. That he could fix things, that he could maybe have the one thing he had wanted more than anything in the world.]
[He shakes his head like he's distracted, frowning, and then shakes it again, more firmly.] You're not limiting me. I don't want to suffocate you, I... I've never had anything like what I want for us, but I'm used to having a lot more than one person to spend time around, and I don't want the concentrated attention to smother you. [He smiles.] You should call her Sumire. She'd be tickled.
[He tilts his head, frowning and looking at their hands, then back to Goro's frown.] Let me make something really clear, okay? There's never been anyone else that I feel the same way about as I feel about you. I love my friends, I'm a social person, even if being in groups of three is my favorite because I can space the fuck out and they can entertain themselves. You make me talk more than anybody else I've ever met and I hate talking, actually? But I love talking to you. [He brings his other hand forward, covering their linked fingers.] We're gonna have to work out a balance, so I don't suffocate you but you still understand how much I want you. If that involves other people, I'll clear it with you first.
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Date: 2023-07-13 11:01 pm (UTC)[A startled, high laugh, and he shakes his head.] I've been down really bad for you for a long time, and in January... [There's a brief stutter in his chest.] I still thought there was a chance, then. [That Akechi wasn't dead. That he could fix things, that he could maybe have the one thing he had wanted more than anything in the world.]
[He shakes his head like he's distracted, frowning, and then shakes it again, more firmly.] You're not limiting me. I don't want to suffocate you, I... I've never had anything like what I want for us, but I'm used to having a lot more than one person to spend time around, and I don't want the concentrated attention to smother you. [He smiles.] You should call her Sumire. She'd be tickled.
[He tilts his head, frowning and looking at their hands, then back to Goro's frown.] Let me make something really clear, okay? There's never been anyone else that I feel the same way about as I feel about you. I love my friends, I'm a social person, even if being in groups of three is my favorite because I can space the fuck out and they can entertain themselves. You make me talk more than anybody else I've ever met and I hate talking, actually? But I love talking to you. [He brings his other hand forward, covering their linked fingers.] We're gonna have to work out a balance, so I don't suffocate you but you still understand how much I want you. If that involves other people, I'll clear it with you first.