[ Setsuna had been there. He had a deep-seated dislike, borderline revulsion, for contact, closeness of any kind, not just physical. It stemmed from the years of violence he'd grown up in, being beaten into the dirt, punched, kicked whenever he failed to complete a training exercise properly. And even now, he's still wary. Hesitant of opening himself up to anyone, and for exactly the reasons Mello employs: because precious few could be trusted in this world or any other, and those that he did always wind up vanishing in the wind, taken from him, stolen from his grasp.
But this is fine. This he can handle. And if Mello chooses to linger, he'll allow it and welcome it. His arm is strong despite being so lean, and Mello can likely feel it. Setsuna is a protector, and if Mello feels protected in exhibiting this small gesture, he has no problem reciprocating.
The worst side of mankind. The best side of mankind. But Setsuna had learned that you couldn't separate them. Mankind could only be accepted as a whole—and that meant taking the good with the bad. A cruel fate awaits Mello at home, an even crueler death, yet maybe here things could be different.
Maybe a single flower can grow where there is only despair. ]
Someone has to.
[ And even if mankind betrayed him in the end, he'd still surrender his life for their sake. Because that was the nature of a man who'd already lost everything, and soldiered on regardless. ]
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But this is fine. This he can handle. And if Mello chooses to linger, he'll allow it and welcome it. His arm is strong despite being so lean, and Mello can likely feel it. Setsuna is a protector, and if Mello feels protected in exhibiting this small gesture, he has no problem reciprocating.
The worst side of mankind. The best side of mankind. But Setsuna had learned that you couldn't separate them. Mankind could only be accepted as a whole—and that meant taking the good with the bad. A cruel fate awaits Mello at home, an even crueler death, yet maybe here things could be different.
Maybe a single flower can grow where there is only despair. ]
Someone has to.
[ And even if mankind betrayed him in the end, he'd still surrender his life for their sake. Because that was the nature of a man who'd already lost everything, and soldiered on regardless. ]