He thinks he might not ever get tired of hearing those words from Yosuke. He looks back, meeting the other's gaze again, his expression inscrutable, but his eyes thoughtful, searching.
What he does, finally, is crack the faintest of smiles. ]
Like rescue from a trash can, [ he murmurs. The event that started it all. But if he really thinks on it, Yosuke's right. So much about their relationship has been built on desperate moments where they had to break through something together. Facing Yosuke's shadow... forming the Investigation Team... Yosuke's breakdown on the floodplain... their fight... and of course, everything that had brought them here. Yosuke's kidnapping, and Yu's own death on a forest floor, preceded by a kiss that had ended up unlocking something neither of them could have imagined would be possible before. Desperate measures. Yeah. Maybe so.
Still. He huffs a breath through his nose, not quite convinced. ]
Yosuke... if I'm being honest, I'm really attracted to you. [ A pause, and he cants his head thoughtfully. ] I think that's been true for a while. ... but I don't want you to think that you have to do anything for me because of that. I'll be happy as long as I'm with you. Believe that, Yosuke. [ His eyes soften. ] So it's alright if you don't know how you feel. You don't have to figure it out right away. And if you decide that's not what you want, that's okay too. I just wanted to make that clear.
[ ... and if he has to somehow surreptitiously dump out those two bottles he stole, that's fine. ]
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He thinks he might not ever get tired of hearing those words from Yosuke. He looks back, meeting the other's gaze again, his expression inscrutable, but his eyes thoughtful, searching.
What he does, finally, is crack the faintest of smiles. ]
Like rescue from a trash can, [ he murmurs. The event that started it all. But if he really thinks on it, Yosuke's right. So much about their relationship has been built on desperate moments where they had to break through something together. Facing Yosuke's shadow... forming the Investigation Team... Yosuke's breakdown on the floodplain... their fight... and of course, everything that had brought them here. Yosuke's kidnapping, and Yu's own death on a forest floor, preceded by a kiss that had ended up unlocking something neither of them could have imagined would be possible before. Desperate measures. Yeah. Maybe so.
Still. He huffs a breath through his nose, not quite convinced. ]
Yosuke... if I'm being honest, I'm really attracted to you. [ A pause, and he cants his head thoughtfully. ] I think that's been true for a while. ... but I don't want you to think that you have to do anything for me because of that. I'll be happy as long as I'm with you. Believe that, Yosuke. [ His eyes soften. ] So it's alright if you don't know how you feel. You don't have to figure it out right away. And if you decide that's not what you want, that's okay too. I just wanted to make that clear.
[ ... and if he has to somehow surreptitiously dump out those two bottles he stole, that's fine. ]