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Helen’s back straightened upon hearing that—“…Orphanage? Seiya never told me you were orphans.”

Then again she never asked. Her cheeks pinkened at her lack of consideration. All the times she had told him to go home and to do normal teen-boy things. How presumptuous of her.

And strange, that he managed to tell her about being a SAINT, but never about not having any parents. Briefly, she wondered if Shiryu was in on it. 

“You two must be close, then. I wish that he had introduced me to you sooner. I quite enjoy your company… Perhaps I could see you more often! If you would like.” 

               ❖││✘ＲＩＳＩＮＧ ＤＲＡＧＯＮ✘││❖

                                                                                                             ^{❛ He hasn’t? That’s not} SURPRISING. ^{We usually don’t talk about it. It wasn’t….the} BEST ^{childhood I suppose. ❜}

                                                                                                            ^{To be} BROUGHT UP ^{in order to} FIGHT. ^{To grow up with one another just to be} TAKEN ^{from each other & one day stand again in order to} EXCHANGE BLOWS ^{with one another was not something they talked about. Such} DARK CORNERS OF THE EARTH ^{that none of them bothered to touch base on. None of them spoke about their childhood. In their eyes, they didn’t have one.}

                                                                                                           ^{But his head lifted & brows extended themselves upward. How sweet was she. She reminded him of Shunrei & the gentle heart she possessed. How BITTER he became inside thinking just now. A laughed masked in a breath escaped Shiryu.}

                                                                                                       ^{❛ You are FAR TOO KIND. You’d wish to still speak to me? Even in my} MELANCHOLY? ^{Your heart holds within it such a deep kindness, Tutch-san. I’d like that. Truly I would. ❜}