[ ... he doesn't say anything to that. ichiro has to keep his thoughts quiet, forcefully, lest he say or think something he's not supposed to. the whole world just feels like its on his shoulders, right now, and he lets iris do whatever she wants, lets her take his hand, lets her touch his cheek. he's just - exhausted. numb. too tired and upset to feel anything else.
though.. home gets a spike of extremely unfamiliar anxiety, and he looks at the dorm, sort of distantly. ] I - [ I can't sleep in that room tonight - I can't.
ichiro's silent, for a second. ]
...yeah. [ it just reminds him of hurting ikebukuro. of working for mozuku, all those years ago.
stay alive, ichiro. don't be selfish, ichiro. i don't want to lose you, ichiro.
it's a lot of pressure. he has to shoulder it, like he always, always has.
he takes a deep breath and tries to push it off of his face, looking down at iris, and then looking at her hand. get it together. ] ...yeah. I can do that. [ help bandage her up, at least. the flowers can stay, for now. i hope these end up on location changes. ]
[ . . . it's been a long day. she doesn't know what else she can give him, and it bothers her. but at the very least - ]
You can hide away in my room, until you're ready to be anywhere else. Or we can take some of the camping materials and stay out - it's warm enough.
[the offer is there, if he doesn't want to be in his usual cuddle spots. she's assuming it's a painful reminder, or it hurts to be around others when he might not be able to watch his emotions.
I don't know what else to give. is her next thought and it leads to her asking - ]
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though.. home gets a spike of extremely unfamiliar anxiety, and he looks at the dorm, sort of distantly. ] I - [ I can't sleep in that room tonight - I can't.
ichiro's silent, for a second. ]
...yeah. [ it just reminds him of hurting ikebukuro. of working for mozuku, all those years ago.
stay alive, ichiro. don't be selfish, ichiro. i don't want to lose you, ichiro.
it's a lot of pressure. he has to shoulder it, like he always, always has.
he takes a deep breath and tries to push it off of his face, looking down at iris, and then looking at her hand. get it together. ] ...yeah. I can do that. [ help bandage her up, at least. the flowers can stay, for now. i hope these end up on location changes. ]
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You can hide away in my room, until you're ready to be anywhere else. Or we can take some of the camping materials and stay out - it's warm enough.
[the offer is there, if he doesn't want to be in his usual cuddle spots. she's assuming it's a painful reminder, or it hurts to be around others when he might not be able to watch his emotions.
I don't know what else to give. is her next thought and it leads to her asking - ]
.... is there anything else you might want?