[ Rin doesn't quite expect the conversation to delve into such emotion so quickly, and it's a little startling, how Keisuke seems to have bottled up this sense of guilt over what happened. He's incredulous, left struck in surprise for a while without knowing what to say in resposne. ]
Hey. [ He starts to interrupt, but stops, haltingly, Keisuke's words overriding his own because he'd been uncharacteristically quiet with that one spoken word. Rin lets him finish, barely, and his voice turns sharper, though it's clear that it isn't from actual annoyance and more from his desire to garner Keisuke's attention and make sure he's listening without a doubt. ] Hey, Keisuke.
You have nothing to apologize for. It wasn't your fault I got grabbed by that thing, and if there was anything either of us could've done to stop it from happening, trust me, I would've at least done that. [ He shakes his head, chin jerking up a moment later to move his bangs from his eyes and allow him to look directly into Keisuke's gaze without anything obscuring his vision. Perhaps it might sound like he's lecturing the other, but Rin has to make sure to get this straight between them. ]
Just me getting grabbed is better than it happening to the both of us. Besides, it wasn't scary- [ It was, to an extent, maybe more freaky than anything else, but Rin isn't going to let Keisuke in on that nor any of the details, few as they are, that he can remember about the ordeal, not when he's on a guilt trip of his own doing like this. ] I don't even remember much. Even if I did, if that thing came after us again I'd do the same thing I did last time and let myself get caught if it meant you could escape.
[ Rin squeezes Keisuke's hand for a moment, seems to deliberate over something, and then releases him from his grasp in favour of stepping forward. He closes the distance between them as Keisuke offers that semblance of a bow, and wraps his thin but deceptively strong arms around his torso, turning his head to the side as he presses it against his friend's chest. His embrace is tight, secure, and he huffs out a breath that almost sounds like a chuckle. ]
So don't be stupid and apologize, okay? I'm glad I kept you safe from whatever that thing was. I'm glad you're okay.
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Hey. [ He starts to interrupt, but stops, haltingly, Keisuke's words overriding his own because he'd been uncharacteristically quiet with that one spoken word. Rin lets him finish, barely, and his voice turns sharper, though it's clear that it isn't from actual annoyance and more from his desire to garner Keisuke's attention and make sure he's listening without a doubt. ] Hey, Keisuke.
You have nothing to apologize for. It wasn't your fault I got grabbed by that thing, and if there was anything either of us could've done to stop it from happening, trust me, I would've at least done that. [ He shakes his head, chin jerking up a moment later to move his bangs from his eyes and allow him to look directly into Keisuke's gaze without anything obscuring his vision. Perhaps it might sound like he's lecturing the other, but Rin has to make sure to get this straight between them. ]
Just me getting grabbed is better than it happening to the both of us. Besides, it wasn't scary- [ It was, to an extent, maybe more freaky than anything else, but Rin isn't going to let Keisuke in on that nor any of the details, few as they are, that he can remember about the ordeal, not when he's on a guilt trip of his own doing like this. ] I don't even remember much. Even if I did, if that thing came after us again I'd do the same thing I did last time and let myself get caught if it meant you could escape.
[ Rin squeezes Keisuke's hand for a moment, seems to deliberate over something, and then releases him from his grasp in favour of stepping forward. He closes the distance between them as Keisuke offers that semblance of a bow, and wraps his thin but deceptively strong arms around his torso, turning his head to the side as he presses it against his friend's chest. His embrace is tight, secure, and he huffs out a breath that almost sounds like a chuckle. ]
So don't be stupid and apologize, okay? I'm glad I kept you safe from whatever that thing was. I'm glad you're okay.