[He means it as a reassurance. Because there's plenty of people in the world -- plenty of them whose feelings run that way. A reassurance Dorian's not as alone as it sounds like he might be. Even if it's a world away. And that he doesn't have a problem with him. Not because of that.]
[They're friends already, aren't they? No reason to change that part for the worse, just because of who he happened to like.]
[If all he wants is to see how things go... then...? Then maybe he doesn't have a right to question him. To unload all the reasons why it's probably a bad idea to invest time here. Because there are still words bouncing around in his head, the feeling of glass cracking under his fist and the sight of someone who never should have suffered another day taking the fall for him.]
[Why should he 'awaken' anything?]
You could do a lot better, I'm sure. [That's all he says on it, for now. Because Dorian doesn't need to hear the messy details. Or the fears and the concerns. Just downplay it all. Stay in control.]
I'm still grateful you came out all this way. It's... really good to see you in person. [He shifts where he stands, looking down at Kuro's broad, concerned expression.] So... I'd be a real jerk to just kick you out of town.
[Continue on, then, in other words. Maybe... if things got more personal, he'd have to break it to him then. That the voice he'd heard deep in the castle might have been right.]
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[He means it as a reassurance. Because there's plenty of people in the world -- plenty of them whose feelings run that way. A reassurance Dorian's not as alone as it sounds like he might be. Even if it's a world away. And that he doesn't have a problem with him. Not because of that.]
[They're friends already, aren't they? No reason to change that part for the worse, just because of who he happened to like.]
[If all he wants is to see how things go... then...? Then maybe he doesn't have a right to question him. To unload all the reasons why it's probably a bad idea to invest time here. Because there are still words bouncing around in his head, the feeling of glass cracking under his fist and the sight of someone who never should have suffered another day taking the fall for him.]
[Why should he 'awaken' anything?]
You could do a lot better, I'm sure. [That's all he says on it, for now. Because Dorian doesn't need to hear the messy details. Or the fears and the concerns. Just downplay it all. Stay in control.]
I'm still grateful you came out all this way. It's... really good to see you in person. [He shifts where he stands, looking down at Kuro's broad, concerned expression.] So... I'd be a real jerk to just kick you out of town.
[Continue on, then, in other words. Maybe... if things got more personal, he'd have to break it to him then. That the voice he'd heard deep in the castle might have been right.]