[ those words sink into him, making ryuu feel flush with the kind of reassurance it imparts. he sighs quietly, calmed. ]
But it's true.
[ next to people like tenn and gaku, he's plain. his aura is warm, but earthy, grounding, the foundations over which stars rise. right now, he's even having that sort of feeling about kogami. everything about him should read as steely and unforgiving, but that's not the case at all. he has just as many beautiful facets and inflections - ryuu wonders if he'd just look at him forever, trying to find them all with his natural curiosity. it'd probably take him that long to figure it out, when all kogami had to do was reach in and grasp his heart, a gentle clench all it takes to understand its shape.
and having said his piece, he continues on listening, lulled by the rhythm of footsteps. each new understanding he has about kogami's home leaves him with just as many questions. some are probably smarter than others, but he finds himself with just one: ]
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But it's true.
[ next to people like tenn and gaku, he's plain. his aura is warm, but earthy, grounding, the foundations over which stars rise. right now, he's even having that sort of feeling about kogami. everything about him should read as steely and unforgiving, but that's not the case at all. he has just as many beautiful facets and inflections - ryuu wonders if he'd just look at him forever, trying to find them all with his natural curiosity. it'd probably take him that long to figure it out, when all kogami had to do was reach in and grasp his heart, a gentle clench all it takes to understand its shape.
and having said his piece, he continues on listening, lulled by the rhythm of footsteps. each new understanding he has about kogami's home leaves him with just as many questions. some are probably smarter than others, but he finds himself with just one: ]
...did you hate that Japan?