He hates hearing all of this - any of this - and all of the things Yasusada doesn't say, but so clearly implies in just these words alone. His jaw tightens for a second, but his expression remains caught in that in-between place it sometimes falls.
For a second, he's quiet as his fingers rest against Yasusada's neck. What would happen to them here, without their true bodies? What happens to their human shape when it breaks with nothing tethered to it? What will happen to them? He sure as hell doesn't want to find out.]
...Don't talk about it like that.
[Ah, there it is - him drawing that dividing line. He can take responsibility for not being there, and shoulder the blame for Yasusada's injuries, but he doesn't like hearing Yasusada speak of this illusion of himself in such a way.]
You-- [Should have protected yourself? He knows better. He knows how Yasusada is. Instead, after a sigh:] ...I wouldn't hurt you for no reason. But I can't think of any that would come up here and now, so.
[So if anything like this happens again, just - assume it's not him, maybe? He can only think of a few reasons why he'd turn his blade against Yasusada, and Yasusada has already proven he's stronger than any of those possibilities. The idea that he might accept such a horrific injury from him like that... It doesn't sit well at all, but he doesn't know how to address it elegantly.]
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He hates hearing all of this - any of this - and all of the things Yasusada doesn't say, but so clearly implies in just these words alone. His jaw tightens for a second, but his expression remains caught in that in-between place it sometimes falls.
For a second, he's quiet as his fingers rest against Yasusada's neck. What would happen to them here, without their true bodies? What happens to their human shape when it breaks with nothing tethered to it? What will happen to them? He sure as hell doesn't want to find out.]
...Don't talk about it like that.
[Ah, there it is - him drawing that dividing line. He can take responsibility for not being there, and shoulder the blame for Yasusada's injuries, but he doesn't like hearing Yasusada speak of this illusion of himself in such a way.]
You-- [Should have protected yourself? He knows better. He knows how Yasusada is. Instead, after a sigh:] ...I wouldn't hurt you for no reason. But I can't think of any that would come up here and now, so.
[So if anything like this happens again, just - assume it's not him, maybe? He can only think of a few reasons why he'd turn his blade against Yasusada, and Yasusada has already proven he's stronger than any of those possibilities. The idea that he might accept such a horrific injury from him like that... It doesn't sit well at all, but he doesn't know how to address it elegantly.]