[so it's more his fault than he thought, but-- keigo also said it wasn't, so it wasn't. he'll believe that.]
... You thought it was me up there and wanted to meet up, huh? Yeah, you're really brave.
[genuinely. he pinches their cheeks again, rubbing them... this is fun. he might just start doing this out of the blue from now on.]
I would've been soooo surprised to hear you come out, you know! But I bet you were pretty scared coming up on what you did. I know I would've been.
[it sounds like a white lie, but it's true; subaru wouldn't have been any better off, but if he'd had someone to protect -- the way amami did -- it'd be different. but he can't say he wouldn't have been scared.
he's watching the keigo carefully, though, taking note of any discomfort. because he won't push or pry for specifics, but... he's been told well enough that it's important to feel, and he knows keigo was pushing it back down before.]
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... You thought it was me up there and wanted to meet up, huh? Yeah, you're really brave.
[genuinely. he pinches their cheeks again, rubbing them... this is fun. he might just start doing this out of the blue from now on.]
I would've been soooo surprised to hear you come out, you know! But I bet you were pretty scared coming up on what you did. I know I would've been.
[it sounds like a white lie, but it's true; subaru wouldn't have been any better off, but if he'd had someone to protect -- the way amami did -- it'd be different. but he can't say he wouldn't have been scared.
he's watching the keigo carefully, though, taking note of any discomfort. because he won't push or pry for specifics, but... he's been told well enough that it's important to feel, and he knows keigo was pushing it back down before.]