[ He stares for a moment, a hand going to his chest as they go to sit, wide-eyed. ]
I have a real heart now? I'm- [ A real person now. Human. He presses his hand against his chest, and sure enough- he can feel the faint fluttering feeling underneath. It's so small and almost delicate feeling. ]
I don't believe it. It's true- [ He exhales an almost amused breath. ] See? [ He takes Dimitri's hand, pressing it over the spot so he can feel it too. To Byleth, it feels like a miracle. It is a little bit. Something that had always othered him, in his own mind. Made him less. Strange. Not that he ever really had a desire to fit in, but a lifetime of people avoiding you, calling you a demon does eventually start to wear on you. He smiles up at Dimitri in that almost sleepy way. ]
[ Maybe now, he's able to be a proper person. Maybe now he can actually... ]
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[ He stares for a moment, a hand going to his chest as they go to sit, wide-eyed. ]
I have a real heart now? I'm- [ A real person now. Human. He presses his hand against his chest, and sure enough- he can feel the faint fluttering feeling underneath. It's so small and almost delicate feeling. ]
I don't believe it. It's true- [ He exhales an almost amused breath. ] See? [ He takes Dimitri's hand, pressing it over the spot so he can feel it too. To Byleth, it feels like a miracle. It is a little bit. Something that had always othered him, in his own mind. Made him less. Strange. Not that he ever really had a desire to fit in, but a lifetime of people avoiding you, calling you a demon does eventually start to wear on you. He smiles up at Dimitri in that almost sleepy way. ]
[ Maybe now, he's able to be a proper person. Maybe now he can actually... ]