[ A noncommittal answer, and one smothered in the plush that they bring down from their head and press their face again. If Subaru smells tears on this later, they can say it was Natsume. ]
There was no conviction, though— I was scared. I— My heart hurt so much, and I... I didn't know any other way to make it stop hurting.
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[ A noncommittal answer, and one smothered in the plush that they bring down from their head and press their face again. If Subaru smells tears on this later, they can say it was Natsume. ]
There was no conviction, though— I was scared. I— My heart hurt so much, and I... I didn't know any other way to make it stop hurting.
[ So they carved it out. Or tried to. ]