[ where he'd been looking genuinely supportive before the memory... he's suddenly blank when it ends, eye far off into the distance. but then beau speaking up returns him to the present, and turns his blind side toward her, almost uncharacteristically sheepish now. ]
Oi, shut it. How do ya know I didn't just toss it for her?
[ oh. whoa. that's... that's a lot. it's a very raw moment, and when it ends, there's a profound sense that he's invaded her privacy. he turns his head so that his blind side is turned toward her, almost like it's a reflex. ]
I—... fuck. [ beat ] I shouldn't have seen that, huh.
[ it was involuntary, he knows, but there's still some part of him that feels like he's the one who messed up here. ]
[ there's a pause, and then she sucks in a breath and exhales it slow. ]
No, it's - okay. It's okay. [ she's genuine. ] It... it's nice for people to maybe see why he means what he does to me. To see a side of him that isn't bad, so you - get why this hurts.
Sorry. I know I'm a lot. [ it sounds like something she's said a lot. ]
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Oi, shut it. How do ya know I didn't just toss it for her?
no subject
[ her teasing is very gentle, though. she doesn't want to make him feel bad or embarrassed!! ]
no subject
no subject
Stop, I fucking mean it. [ she pauses. ] Really, Majima. You don't have to be him. You're keeping me standing all the same.
no subject
...yeah? Good to know.
no subject
she... looks away, when it's finished, smile gone. ]
no subject
I—... fuck. [ beat ] I shouldn't have seen that, huh.
[ it was involuntary, he knows, but there's still some part of him that feels like he's the one who messed up here. ]
no subject
No, it's - okay. It's okay. [ she's genuine. ] It... it's nice for people to maybe see why he means what he does to me. To see a side of him that isn't bad, so you - get why this hurts.
Sorry. I know I'm a lot. [ it sounds like something she's said a lot. ]
no subject
In case ya haven't noticed by now, pretty much everyone here is some flavor of fucked up. That ain't somethin' you gotta apologize for.
[ despite his brash word choice, his voice is quiet, his tone considerate. ]
We're gonna get him back. Him an' everyone else.
no subject
Yeah. We will. I'm going to focus on that. [ as much as she can. ] At least I know he's not completely gone. That helps.
And I have people like you that make it easier, too.
no subject
Ya know, ya really gotta stop sayin' shit like that. Me casually callin' ya gay as a joke got old while we were still on the bus.