[ at first, he wants to call it all off. banish the darkness swirling around him, banish the castle--but that hadn't been the point of this. he made all of this. wasn't it something to be proud of?
(looking at tsubomi, he doesn't know. he feels like his skin's crawling, his darkness all around her felt wrong.) his mouth goes dryer when she calls him by his title; he flinches and looks away from her. ]
I'm--
[ he shakes his head hard, hair flicking all around his face. ]
I'm just... fighting a few of my demons. It's okay. It's something I should do alone.
[ be firm, but understanding.
he takes a step back to her step forward, and gives her a thin smile. ]
I'm okay.
I tire of interruptions.
[ riku goes rigid at the voice, echoing off the walls and he jerks his head around, trying to pinpoint the figure. he knows who it is. he knows that voice well. he'd been expecting it, but--not so soon. he can't hurt her. he knows that, but there's still a sickening lurch in his stomach. ]
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(looking at tsubomi, he doesn't know. he feels like his skin's crawling, his darkness all around her felt wrong.) his mouth goes dryer when she calls him by his title; he flinches and looks away from her. ]
I'm--
[ he shakes his head hard, hair flicking all around his face. ]
I'm just... fighting a few of my demons. It's okay. It's something I should do alone.
[ be firm, but understanding.
he takes a step back to her step forward, and gives her a thin smile. ]
I'm okay.
I tire of interruptions.
[ riku goes rigid at the voice, echoing off the walls and he jerks his head around, trying to pinpoint the figure. he knows who it is. he knows that voice well. he'd been expecting it, but--not so soon. he can't hurt her. he knows that, but there's still a sickening lurch in his stomach. ]