he's quiet for a while when she finishes, looking at the little grave in front of him, and then back to kainé. ]
... well - finding out what happened with you didn't destroy anything for me. [ ichiro smiles a little, with that. it's softer than usual, more tired, but it's there. it's the quiet tenacity that stirs something more familiar in him, something more normal. he's starting to realize he probably was cursed as hell, now, at least, and his usual infallibility and warmth is starting to return, though it seems to be slow going.
hearing things like i'm not for stopping are inspiring for ichiro. it's what he needs to hear, too - that the people here are still willing to fight the good fight, no matter what happens. ] But I'm with you. I fought a wolf and won this week, I can handle the fourth wall.
[ She could!! But some things she keeps close to her chest.
Her heart is soft, for as much as it is scarred. It really is terrible, how accepting Ichiro seems to be of her. She's a little scared to get too used to it.
She doesn't know what the fourth wall is exactly, but she can connect some dots from context. Even if he's still cursed here, the sentiment remains the same: ]
We'll break down that wall, too.
[ She says that with absolute ferocious certainty.
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he's quiet for a while when she finishes, looking at the little grave in front of him, and then back to kainé. ]
... well - finding out what happened with you didn't destroy anything for me. [ ichiro smiles a little, with that. it's softer than usual, more tired, but it's there. it's the quiet tenacity that stirs something more familiar in him, something more normal. he's starting to realize he probably was cursed as hell, now, at least, and his usual infallibility and warmth is starting to return, though it seems to be slow going.
hearing things like i'm not for stopping are inspiring for ichiro. it's what he needs to hear, too - that the people here are still willing to fight the good fight, no matter what happens. ] But I'm with you. I fought a wolf and won this week, I can handle the fourth wall.
[ okay that's definitely joking. ]
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Her heart is soft, for as much as it is scarred. It really is terrible, how accepting Ichiro seems to be of her. She's a little scared to get too used to it.
She doesn't know what the fourth wall is exactly, but she can connect some dots from context. Even if he's still cursed here, the sentiment remains the same: ]
We'll break down that wall, too.
[ She says that with absolute ferocious certainty.
Wolves and walls, literary or literally. ]