[ This is the closest Ryoji has ever felt in control in this form, engaged in conversation instead of battle; it's when blades come out, lives threatened, that Thanatos takes over, driven by instinct to hunt or defend because killing was what it was created for. But this— Yu speaking to it, reaching out to it, almost makes it feel human.
It's why Thanatos remains silent, why it backs away from those outstretched hands, coffins flaring behind it much like an unfamiliar cat would raise the fur on its back in wariness of being picked up.
Ryoji doesn't trust himself not to hurt Yu if he gets too close. If he speaks, and Yu recognizes, he will hurt. ]
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It's why Thanatos remains silent, why it backs away from those outstretched hands, coffins flaring behind it much like an unfamiliar cat would raise the fur on its back in wariness of being picked up.
Ryoji doesn't trust himself not to hurt Yu if he gets too close. If he speaks, and Yu recognizes, he will hurt. ]