[ No need to be careful, he remembers his part - Now close your eyes, Shouto - his mother used to tell him. That was before his scar when she could still stand the sight of him. He doesn't think about his scar or the impression it makes on people as he did when he first got it. He hated it back then, seeing it as something Endeavor gave him. In the last year, he's thought about it differently, not as a scar but a mark of his past.
Despite the years since someone last washed his hair, Allen's ministrations feel familiar. Soothing even, so much so that he falls into a comfortable silence. He perks up, shifting his head in Allen's direction when he brings up 'home'. His interest clearly piqued. He might not be able to see him, yet his focus bores into him this close up.
Something to anchor... His head tilts up slightly, brows wrinkling in thought. Pieces? He questions, engrossed by the turn of the conversation. Why would it be-- Is that what you think? ]
It's not overwhelming to hear you.
[ He corrects him immediately. The idea that he might think it was his fault instead of Shouto's doesn't sit well with him. A thought that's obvious in the downward curve of his mouth. An expression that soon disappears in a single line.
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Despite the years since someone last washed his hair, Allen's ministrations feel familiar. Soothing even, so much so that he falls into a comfortable silence. He perks up, shifting his head in Allen's direction when he brings up 'home'. His interest clearly piqued. He might not be able to see him, yet his focus bores into him this close up.
Something to anchor... His head tilts up slightly, brows wrinkling in thought. Pieces? He questions, engrossed by the turn of the conversation. Why would it be-- Is that what you think? ]
It's not overwhelming to hear you.
[ He corrects him immediately. The idea that he might think it was his fault instead of Shouto's doesn't sit well with him. A thought that's obvious in the downward curve of his mouth. An expression that soon disappears in a single line.
My life is better because you're here. ]