[ Squalo considers getting it for him, but it seems he's doing better, so it can probably wait. He strokes down the back of the other man's neck, flickers of Rain Flames dancing around his fingertips -- he's barely going beyond skin deep, just enough to ease the built up tension. ]
It was bound to happen. Try not to blame yourself. [ Well. So much for empathy. Then again, he has been told this before, and he imagines it would have benefitted him greatly if he could have believed it. The fact he didn't wouldn't make him appreciate the thought less. ] Has he seen you to this extent before?
indeed
It was bound to happen. Try not to blame yourself. [ Well. So much for empathy. Then again, he has been told this before, and he imagines it would have benefitted him greatly if he could have believed it. The fact he didn't wouldn't make him appreciate the thought less. ] Has he seen you to this extent before?
[ Has he seen the real you? ]