[ he reaches up to scrub his face, sighing, and - ]

I don't - want to argue with you. [ he's been trying to do so much less of that, here. a truce with tsuyukusa, trying to keep his temper in check, trying to just get through this. it covers up all of the other problems underneath that. if he can compartmentalize and survive to the end of this, then it's fine. ]

And I don't want you to think it's for convenience, when it's duality. Nothing has been so simple, let alone in a situation like this, where the shades of grey that've been dumped in have muddled everything in the first place. I just want you to understand the kind of people you've accumulated in your dorm, and how they just are. Each person has their own place, and so many of the types you've got are different in temperament, in personality, in experience.

I just don't see my place in it the same way as you must - whether you've realized it or not, you've landed quite a few heroes in your dorm. So they're not going to take this kind of suggestion well, you know that, right? They're pretty insistent on the rely on me thing, to the point that I hear it multiple times a week.

And I'm not used to that, Viola. I'm not used to having a home in anyone. I'm not used to relying on people anymore.

So I want to prove you wrong, as much as I'd apologize, if you'd consider accepting that.