Our first conversaTION, you asked me to look out for HIM, so that's what I'm doING.
( He goes back to propping his chin in his hand, watching her pack her bento; he won't stop her from leaving this next time, he knows better than to try his luck twice with her. )
Or what I've intended to do, at any RATE... In theory it's easy enough to proMISE, but not so much in pracTICE. ( He concedes to his folly of not... exactly doing his best on that front. And it's... after a moment that he continues; he hadn't intended to tell her anything further, especially since he asked Hiro not to, but— ) I'll be plain and say my initial intentions towards him weren't quite so altruisTIC, as I'm sure you've probably already thought of ME.
( He presses his lips together, considering, and cuts his gaze away. )
He... trusts ME, or trusted me in that moMENT, and I felt I couldn't just lie to him - so I told him SO, even if my feelings had since changed from when I agreed to keep an eye on HIM.
And they HAD. ( He glances at her, then away again. Emotional honesty doesn't come naturally to him, but he's felt like being honest with them in particular is probably not a terrible idea. Give a little to get a little, isn't that what he and Shuichi had proposed? In essence. ) We talked it OUT, and he's willing to be friends with me - and I HIM, obviously - so things are... FINE.
( ...or really, Natsume talked, and Hiro was quiet, and it worked out. Every day, Natsume is grateful that Hiro is both lonely enough and kind enough to extend second chances; he's similarly glad that Maya's giving him one too, or at least is gracing his presence with hers long enough to decide if she actually wants to give him one.
He finally looks back at her again, lips pulling in a slight smirk. ) You two really are charming individuALS. As soon as you have the opportunity to do SO, you ask about each oTHER. I'm almost jeaLOUS.
christ ori im so sorry for how chunky this tag is
( He goes back to propping his chin in his hand, watching her pack her bento; he won't stop her from leaving this next time, he knows better than to try his luck twice with her. )
Or what I've intended to do, at any RATE... In theory it's easy enough to proMISE, but not so much in pracTICE. ( He concedes to his folly of not... exactly doing his best on that front. And it's... after a moment that he continues; he hadn't intended to tell her anything further, especially since he asked Hiro not to, but— ) I'll be plain and say my initial intentions towards him weren't quite so altruisTIC, as I'm sure you've probably already thought of ME.
( He presses his lips together, considering, and cuts his gaze away. )
He... trusts ME, or trusted me in that moMENT, and I felt I couldn't just lie to him - so I told him SO, even if my feelings had since changed from when I agreed to keep an eye on HIM.
And they HAD. ( He glances at her, then away again. Emotional honesty doesn't come naturally to him, but he's felt like being honest with them in particular is probably not a terrible idea. Give a little to get a little, isn't that what he and Shuichi had proposed? In essence. ) We talked it OUT, and he's willing to be friends with me - and I HIM, obviously - so things are... FINE.
( ...or really, Natsume talked, and Hiro was quiet, and it worked out. Every day, Natsume is grateful that Hiro is both lonely enough and kind enough to extend second chances; he's similarly glad that Maya's giving him one too, or at least is gracing his presence with hers long enough to decide if she actually wants to give him one.
He finally looks back at her again, lips pulling in a slight smirk. ) You two really are charming individuALS. As soon as you have the opportunity to do SO, you ask about each oTHER. I'm almost jeaLOUS.