[the bruise manages to get buzen's eyes to narrow slightly - of course - but he supposes that he won't bring it up right away. if roxana wants him to cut someone, then he will.]
... Mm. I'm glad that our paths have crossed too. I hope we get to walk the same road for a while longer.
[as much as they can. roxana knows of how buzen devotes himself to his mission, so he doesn't think that he needs to say it. but it also doesn't change that when he does have the ability to choose, he would like to be by her.
with the hand that he's taken into his own, he lifts it just enough so that he can press a soft kiss to the back of her knuckles.]
We talked about it a while ago - and I'll admit that even now that I'm still trying to understand the nuances of love. But... I want to say that it's alright - I'm not afraid, and I don't particularly care about having my emotions returned.
But I do love you, in a way.
[it's different from itsuki, and different still from meteion... it might actually be closest to the way that he loves wicked but he will not say that out loud because he won't get in the middle of a mean girls fight,, but it is sincere and true.]
[ She knows his mission coms first. The execution of his Shimabara Rebellion mission is nothing she will forget when thinking of him. In that sense, she thinks they're similar.
There is very little reason for her to refuse to be his master, whatever her feelings may be. Logistically, it would be foolish of her not to accept, but if Itsuki refused, she'd prefer to sever an aspect of any relationship on her terms instead of someone else's.
She looks at him from under her eyelashes, and she has to wonder how he is the way he is. ]
Thank you. [ It's half an automatic and courteous response. To be told she's loved in this context is an odd feeling, but she doesn't hate it even if she's struggling with what it means because he's one of the few who has a better read of her.
It would be so easy for her to lie here, but maybe she is a little tired of it. ]
I care about you, too.
[ Much more than she wanted to or expected. Roxana does know what love is, but she tries hard not to now. It may be she has come to love Buzen in a way, too, but it is not as easy to pinpoint or acknowledge when she spends too much time in her head. ]
I don't know if I can say that it's love, but until I absolutely can't, I'll try to keep you whole and by my side.
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... Mm. I'm glad that our paths have crossed too. I hope we get to walk the same road for a while longer.
[as much as they can. roxana knows of how buzen devotes himself to his mission, so he doesn't think that he needs to say it. but it also doesn't change that when he does have the ability to choose, he would like to be by her.
with the hand that he's taken into his own, he lifts it just enough so that he can press a soft kiss to the back of her knuckles.]
We talked about it a while ago - and I'll admit that even now that I'm still trying to understand the nuances of love. But... I want to say that it's alright - I'm not afraid, and I don't particularly care about having my emotions returned.
But I do love you, in a way.
[it's different from itsuki, and different still from meteion... it might actually be closest to the way that he loves wicked but he will not say that out loud because he won't get in the middle of a mean girls fight,, but it is sincere and true.]
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There is very little reason for her to refuse to be his master, whatever her feelings may be. Logistically, it would be foolish of her not to accept, but if Itsuki refused, she'd prefer to sever an aspect of any relationship on her terms instead of someone else's.
She looks at him from under her eyelashes, and she has to wonder how he is the way he is. ]
Thank you. [ It's half an automatic and courteous response. To be told she's loved in this context is an odd feeling, but she doesn't hate it even if she's struggling with what it means because he's one of the few who has a better read of her.
It would be so easy for her to lie here, but maybe she is a little tired of it. ]
I care about you, too.
[ Much more than she wanted to or expected. Roxana does know what love is, but she tries hard not to now. It may be she has come to love Buzen in a way, too, but it is not as easy to pinpoint or acknowledge when she spends too much time in her head. ]
I don't know if I can say that it's love, but until I absolutely can't, I'll try to keep you whole and by my side.