[Shuichi allows the nephilim to cling as hard and as close as he wants, keeping a firm grip on him throughout the entirety of the shadow's speech. with the side of his thumb, he rubs gentle little circles into the spot between his wings, hoping that Kokichi will at least take some comfort from the gesture.]
[But perhaps what will comfort him more are the feelings he can sense through the synchrony bond. It's love, pure and simply. Unwavering love, completely unaffected by any of the nasty things Kokichi's doppelganger is spitting out.]
......
[Shuichi doesn't immediately start talking once shadow Kokichi finishes. There's several seconds of silent stillness before the demon even reacts at all. He turns his head so that he can press a soft kiss to the crown of Kokichi's head.]
Loving you isn't a mistake. [It's the closest Shuichi has come to outright saying "I love you" since he and Kokichi started dating.] You've been by my side for a whole year now, Oma-kun...a year of absolute hell, I might add. I...wouldn't have survived Ryslig without you. If I had been there alone...I think I would have broken completely the f-first time I had to feed. I-If not before that.
[Kokichi will no doubt feel a small, wet splash on the top of his head but don't mind that. It's nothing. Shuichi's not tearing up a little bit. Ignore that little sniffle. Ignore the slight quaver to his voice.]
I can't think of anyone more "worth my time" than you, Oma-kun. And if... [The demon pauses, swallowing thickly before continuing in an even softer voice.] if other people can't understand that, then...th-they're the ones who are wrong.
[Even if those "other people" are very close friends.]
The s-same goes for the people who won't take the time to get to know you...to see that there's p-plenty about Oma Kokichi that's likeable, and even loveable.
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[But perhaps what will comfort him more are the feelings he can sense through the synchrony bond. It's love, pure and simply. Unwavering love, completely unaffected by any of the nasty things Kokichi's doppelganger is spitting out.]
......
[Shuichi doesn't immediately start talking once shadow Kokichi finishes. There's several seconds of silent stillness before the demon even reacts at all. He turns his head so that he can press a soft kiss to the crown of Kokichi's head.]
Loving you isn't a mistake. [It's the closest Shuichi has come to outright saying "I love you" since he and Kokichi started dating.] You've been by my side for a whole year now, Oma-kun...a year of absolute hell, I might add. I...wouldn't have survived Ryslig without you. If I had been there alone...I think I would have broken completely the f-first time I had to feed. I-If not before that.
[Kokichi will no doubt feel a small, wet splash on the top of his head but don't mind that. It's nothing. Shuichi's not tearing up a little bit. Ignore that little sniffle. Ignore the slight quaver to his voice.]
I can't think of anyone more "worth my time" than you, Oma-kun. And if... [The demon pauses, swallowing thickly before continuing in an even softer voice.] if other people can't understand that, then...th-they're the ones who are wrong.
[Even if those "other people" are very close friends.]
The s-same goes for the people who won't take the time to get to know you...to see that there's p-plenty about Oma Kokichi that's likeable, and even loveable.