... We have to defend ourselves, though. We can't exactly let them hurt people...
[He reaches over and pulls his phone out of his bag, sending a text message to Takatora. 'Are you all right?' Nothing that would seem suspicious if anyone saw it. But he slips it back in his bag before easing Kouta up a little bit, smiling a little nervously.]
At some point, yeah.
[He bites his lip slightly before he leans into his friend, eyes falling closed. His chest hurts a little more every time he thinks about Takatora, and he feels even worse with how he's been thinking of some of his teammates. He's not supposed to feel this way about his friends. He's supposed to protect them. But he can't help but feel stupid and vulnerable in the group.]
[He can't tell them. He can't tell them any of it. It's not fair - why do feelings have to be so complicated? And none of it is anything he can be honest about. He learned long ago that he could lie easily, but it's always hurt to lie about big things. He tilts his head down and tightens his fingers around the fabric of Kouta's pants.]
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[He reaches over and pulls his phone out of his bag, sending a text message to Takatora. 'Are you all right?' Nothing that would seem suspicious if anyone saw it. But he slips it back in his bag before easing Kouta up a little bit, smiling a little nervously.]
At some point, yeah.
[He bites his lip slightly before he leans into his friend, eyes falling closed. His chest hurts a little more every time he thinks about Takatora, and he feels even worse with how he's been thinking of some of his teammates. He's not supposed to feel this way about his friends. He's supposed to protect them. But he can't help but feel stupid and vulnerable in the group.]
[He can't tell them. He can't tell them any of it. It's not fair - why do feelings have to be so complicated? And none of it is anything he can be honest about. He learned long ago that he could lie easily, but it's always hurt to lie about big things. He tilts his head down and tightens his fingers around the fabric of Kouta's pants.]