[he blinks, caught off-guard by that statement. you've got people to go back to—it's not a sentiment he expected. the idea that anyone would be hoping for him to make it is...]
mineo's kindness—the reminder that there are actually people now who would care if he got hurt—threatens to overwhelm him, and so on instinct, he abruptly pulls himself away from mineo.
it's a testament that he's getting at least a little adjusted to this, though, that after a pause, he manages to mumble out—]
[ . . . . he just huffs out a breath, chilling out after that a little. he doesn't mind if white pulls away and just lets his thumbs hook into his pockets instead, expression softening]
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... No. Not this time. I'll see it through. I have to go home.
[and he won't shy away from that]
You've got people to go back to, too.
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... I guess, yeah.
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[he couldn't quite grasp all of it but... he thinks that he got the important parts maybe]
They'd probably miss you like crazy if - [a beat] Well, they won't have to. Still, it's important to avoid that.
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[some of them might be sad just out of basic decency, but the one person who'd probably legitimately mourn him—well.]
Not that I plan on losing.
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Then I'd miss you.
Knowing that something might happen to you makes me crazy mad - so know that at least.
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mineo's kindness—the reminder that there are actually people now who would care if he got hurt—threatens to overwhelm him, and so on instinct, he abruptly pulls himself away from mineo.
it's a testament that he's getting at least a little adjusted to this, though, that after a pause, he manages to mumble out—]
... Thanks.
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... Yeah.
Of course, White-kun. Just don't forget it.
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... As long as you don't either. Idiot.