Kind, caring, and compassionate Yuuki. It always had been a very solid core part to what made her who she was. It set her apart from every last pureblood out there; filled with warmth, and with none of the pretenses. She wasn't out to get anyone, nor prove her status, so to be above everyone else.
It was what he was drawn to from the moment they met, and the way she showed such unconditional kindness, while tending to him. She had always been the one thing - the one and only person - who instilled him with even a fraction of hope. And the one thing that kept him aloft, throughout everything.
All of it which made this more agonizing.
He couldn't help himself from lifting both hands to cover Yuuki's own. Leaning into the soft touch just a bit, he closed his eyes. As if, for the moment, her memories matched up with his.
( There are things I can't tell you. Far too many ), he felt the words at the tip of his tongue. As if with one small stumble, they would all come forth. But, he didn't know what to say. There was only so very much that he could.
"I just want to the be by your side." It was the only thing to come. The closest thing he'll ever have to really telling her how he felt. At the least, in this place. Although even at home, her heartbreak was still so fresh in the wake of Kuran's actions. . . . But at least he was able to say exactly - for once - what he was thinking. He had to wonder, even so, though, if she would truly return the words: that she wanted to be with him.
In the end, he couldn't possibly allow himself to dwell on those feelings, though. It wouldn't do anything, here.
"I know, though." He allowed himself one more move, tipping his forehead in lightly against hers. "I'll always know, and remember that. So don't worry."
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It was what he was drawn to from the moment they met, and the way she showed such unconditional kindness, while tending to him. She had always been the one thing - the one and only person - who instilled him with even a fraction of hope. And the one thing that kept him aloft, throughout everything.
All of it which made this more agonizing.
He couldn't help himself from lifting both hands to cover Yuuki's own. Leaning into the soft touch just a bit, he closed his eyes. As if, for the moment, her memories matched up with his.
( There are things I can't tell you. Far too many ), he felt the words at the tip of his tongue. As if with one small stumble, they would all come forth. But, he didn't know what to say. There was only so very much that he could.
"I just want to the be by your side." It was the only thing to come. The closest thing he'll ever have to really telling her how he felt. At the least, in this place. Although even at home, her heartbreak was still so fresh in the wake of Kuran's actions. . . . But at least he was able to say exactly - for once - what he was thinking. He had to wonder, even so, though, if she would truly return the words: that she wanted to be with him.
In the end, he couldn't possibly allow himself to dwell on those feelings, though. It wouldn't do anything, here.
"I know, though." He allowed himself one more move, tipping his forehead in lightly against hers. "I'll always know, and remember that. So don't worry."