threebetrayals | Inbox for Songerein

Do you? [Sip] Such as buying me clothes and snacks?

[Heizou chuckles.]

My goodness. Would you rather I gave you something else~?

I'm not going to answer that, because you'll take it however you want to regardless of what I say.

You know me so well now! No wonder you were frustrated by me not being myself~

[That just makes him frown.]

That had nothing to do with it. It's just...ugh.

[His smile softens a little and he leans in just a little bit closer, angling his head in a way that Wanderer can properly look him in the eyes.]

Thank you.

[His tone is just as soft. There's no teasing this time, no obnoxious, playful edge to his words. Just his honest to goodness gratitude.]

I know I said it already, but it feels like you refuse to believe me, so it bears repeating. I don't often have people getting that concerned about me.

I wasn't concerned. [A lie.] It was just wrong, seeing you without your Vision.

[He just... keeps right on smiling. He may even be carefully moving closer~]

Oh?

[Sir why are you getting closer.

Wanderer shrugs.]

It's like when anyone sees someone they know acting weird. It's unsettling.

[Don't worry about that. :3

His head tilts a little, the other way this time.]

True. But you didn't have to try to help me if it was just "unsettling".

[Why.]

It's just not right, and like I said Venti was the one who got to the bastard first. I just--

[He stops. Why did he want to be the one to give it back to Heizou?]