[Truth be told, Shu isn't entirely convinced he hasn't already worn himself too thin to function. This is all too much, too quickly—he still hasn't even properly recovered from the disastrous live that ruined his unit, and now this? All of this?
He certainly would have broken by now, were it not for the fact that there are people he knows and people he cherishes here. He has to keep up appearances for the former, and...though he may not be of as much assistance as he should, for the latter, he'll still give as much of himself as he can spare in the effort.
The Eccentrics have been through enough already. This is the least he can do for them, after they've all been to hell together.]
...Then allow me to offer a truth of my own, Wataru. You do not and will not ever need a reason to seek me out. Of course, this doesn't give you permission to come and go as you please!
[He has to have some modicum of privacy and security, after all.]
But just as you say you will not allow me to fall into ruin, I refuse to let it happen to you as well. Even if it means I must endure being touched...
[Word on the street is moonlacing feels amazing, but the thought of it still makes his skin crawl. Still, if it's for Wataru...if it's for someone he cares about, this is a sacrifice he'll make.]
...If it must be done, then I would choose any of the three of you over anyone else. Rei as well, should he arrive.
[After all, they understand better than everyone else just how uncomfortable this is for him. He doesn't have to explain it, doesn't have to explain all his anxieties and neurotic behaviors, because they all know already. In other words, right now, the only people he can trust with his body are the other Eccentrics.]
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He certainly would have broken by now, were it not for the fact that there are people he knows and people he cherishes here. He has to keep up appearances for the former, and...though he may not be of as much assistance as he should, for the latter, he'll still give as much of himself as he can spare in the effort.
The Eccentrics have been through enough already. This is the least he can do for them, after they've all been to hell together.]
...Then allow me to offer a truth of my own, Wataru. You do not and will not ever need a reason to seek me out. Of course, this doesn't give you permission to come and go as you please!
[He has to have some modicum of privacy and security, after all.]
But just as you say you will not allow me to fall into ruin, I refuse to let it happen to you as well. Even if it means I must endure being touched...
[Word on the street is moonlacing feels amazing, but the thought of it still makes his skin crawl. Still, if it's for Wataru...if it's for someone he cares about, this is a sacrifice he'll make.]
...If it must be done, then I would choose any of the three of you over anyone else. Rei as well, should he arrive.
[After all, they understand better than everyone else just how uncomfortable this is for him. He doesn't have to explain it, doesn't have to explain all his anxieties and neurotic behaviors, because they all know already. In other words, right now, the only people he can trust with his body are the other Eccentrics.]