[Usually, their roles would be reversed in a case like this. Rin would be the one prying and prodding, Sousuke would be trying to walk away and let it die. So what does it say now about the two of them? Sousuke's right. He barely knows him. And yet here he is, holding onto him, quiet but firm with his voice... Does he care? Does he feel obligated to do this just because they're god and shinki?
Rin doesn't know. But... he knows he isn't being fair to him with all these lies and aversions, especially after he's expressed wanting nothing more than an open and honest relationship.
Rin.
He bites his lip when he hears it, his name. The way it eats at him, mocks him. ... He has to swallow down a lump in his throat before he can speak again. Right. This is what friends do. And Rin trusts Sousuke more than anyone.]
... I don't know what it is. [He can't see it, only feel it, and with his free hand he touches his hair where it falls over his neck, fingers carefully pressing but not sweeping it back just yet.] But it's been hurting for a couple hours.
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Rin doesn't know. But... he knows he isn't being fair to him with all these lies and aversions, especially after he's expressed wanting nothing more than an open and honest relationship.
Rin.
He bites his lip when he hears it, his name. The way it eats at him, mocks him. ... He has to swallow down a lump in his throat before he can speak again. Right. This is what friends do. And Rin trusts Sousuke more than anyone.]
... I don't know what it is. [He can't see it, only feel it, and with his free hand he touches his hair where it falls over his neck, fingers carefully pressing but not sweeping it back just yet.] But it's been hurting for a couple hours.