[Ryou's head could spin from how fast the blanket's around his shoulders following Steven's words. It comes with the territory of his monster type, that much Ryou's certain of. He'd temporarily been a nephilim, after all.
He reaches a hand up lazily, tugging the blanket more tightly around himself. It...actually is nice. This is all nice. Steven is nice.
So why does he feel so close to crying?]
You're always so kind to me. Even on the network, when I say things out of anger. Why is that? Isn't it easier to be outraged...?
[Isn't it easier to excise the problem rather than feed into it?]
cw self-deprecation in the metatext
He reaches a hand up lazily, tugging the blanket more tightly around himself. It...actually is nice. This is all nice. Steven is nice.
So why does he feel so close to crying?]
You're always so kind to me. Even on the network, when I say things out of anger. Why is that? Isn't it easier to be outraged...?
[Isn't it easier to excise the problem rather than feed into it?]