( he's been worse, maybe, but recent events compounding on each other one after the other have just brought that "worse" back to the surface, torn it open and rubbed salt into the wound as if to cleanse it of infection, then left alone instead of washing it out and sewing it back up nice and tidy.
natsume thinks about lying to her, but she would know. even if she didn't say anything, and just went along with what he said, she would know, and so he doesn't say anything for a moment.
he sighs instead, closing his eyes. not seeing anything, just like her. )
I've been manaGING. ( that's a good enough medium. managing. ) Nagito-kun let me have his BED, and the others in the room are nice eNOUGH. I've assured them I won't be staying that long anyWAY, but I...
( he pauses, thumb pausing, too. and while he starts up again, his rubbing does not. )
I don't know that I'll return to your room when I leave this ONE. My apoloGIES, Little Bat. Neither you nor Nanami-chan deserve to be in the crossFIRE.
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natsume thinks about lying to her, but she would know. even if she didn't say anything, and just went along with what he said, she would know, and so he doesn't say anything for a moment.
he sighs instead, closing his eyes. not seeing anything, just like her. )
I've been manaGING. ( that's a good enough medium. managing. ) Nagito-kun let me have his BED, and the others in the room are nice eNOUGH. I've assured them I won't be staying that long anyWAY, but I...
( he pauses, thumb pausing, too. and while he starts up again, his rubbing does not. )
I don't know that I'll return to your room when I leave this ONE. My apoloGIES, Little Bat. Neither you nor Nanami-chan deserve to be in the crossFIRE.