[ Questions invite answers, and not easy ones one could nod or shake their head to. Thanatos could stay there forever, inch off the ground, in silence and never answer in hopes that Yu would give up and leave... But then what would it do? It's silly, hopeful, humoring Yu in a conversation in this way and yet Ryoji urges himself to stay, just as Yu is staying while still giving him space.
It's all he can ask for, if he could just... coexist. If he could be there at people's sides, them afraid, maybe, but still there and willing. Yu still doesn't look afraid, letting himself sit instead of in the battle stance Thanatos is never without; Ryoji is afraid, holding onto Thanatos now because it has that mask that can hide him. So long as he stays like this, he won't scare Yu away because he can't know that it's him, but he wants-
-he can imply, but he won't say.
Thanatos turns its head, a whisper. ]
Dandelions.
[ Impossible to find in the forest at night, the weather not warm enough for the flowers to drop their petals and put out puffs of seed. He can't wish this away. It's impossible. ]
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It's all he can ask for, if he could just... coexist. If he could be there at people's sides, them afraid, maybe, but still there and willing. Yu still doesn't look afraid, letting himself sit instead of in the battle stance Thanatos is never without; Ryoji is afraid, holding onto Thanatos now because it has that mask that can hide him. So long as he stays like this, he won't scare Yu away because he can't know that it's him, but he wants-
-he can imply, but he won't say.
Thanatos turns its head, a whisper. ]
Dandelions.
[ Impossible to find in the forest at night, the weather not warm enough for the flowers to drop their petals and put out puffs of seed. He can't wish this away. It's impossible. ]