Wah-- [ Okay, they're teeting, and Clear has no idea what's going on anymore??? When Aoba grabs, he grabs back (although holding onto that forearm as delicately as he may in the process) - and boy, is all that is enough to convince him that the other is right. Thankfully, without any actual tripping involved. ]
Really? [ Using Aoba's assistance to draw upright, uncertainty waivers in his voice without much thought to it. ] I'm sorry, it isn't that I don't want to show you, it's... it's just--.
[ Carefully, pulling away, his hands curl into the fabric to pull it forward, though hesitating to lower it away from his face. ]
You promise you won't look?
[ Sounding awfully defeated my his own request, he's seemingly decided on it, as he isn't budging just yet. Explaining, he thinks, will only prompt reassurance - and yet, the only comfort he may ever be able to accept is knowing that Aoba feels a better sense of familiarity with him first.
There's still an overwhelming dread that without knowing his heart first, he'd be rejected for the way he looks. Hell, he's been too afraid to even try looking at his own face. Beginning to chance showing himself to strangers was a good first step, but he couldn't do that with Aoba. He couldn't risk losing him, it would be far too devastating. ]
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Really? [ Using Aoba's assistance to draw upright, uncertainty waivers in his voice without much thought to it. ] I'm sorry, it isn't that I don't want to show you, it's... it's just--.
[ Carefully, pulling away, his hands curl into the fabric to pull it forward, though hesitating to lower it away from his face. ]
You promise you won't look?
[ Sounding awfully defeated my his own request, he's seemingly decided on it, as he isn't budging just yet. Explaining, he thinks, will only prompt reassurance - and yet, the only comfort he may ever be able to accept is knowing that Aoba feels a better sense of familiarity with him first.
There's still an overwhelming dread that without knowing his heart first, he'd be rejected for the way he looks. Hell, he's been too afraid to even try looking at his own face. Beginning to chance showing himself to strangers was a good first step, but he couldn't do that with Aoba. He couldn't risk losing him, it would be far too devastating. ]