[ ....yeah, actually. it is a pretty low blow. and instinctively oushi feels himself flinching back at the first brush of it, and he feels it all — hurt, embarrassment, betrayal. anger.
it's fortunate that this is through text. that his initial reaction isn't the one he's left to mull over, long after the interaction is over.
because he breathes. tries to reorient himself. realizes that, if the meanest thing someone can say to him is mocking him over a broken heart, then yeah — he can stand to be punched down a little. especially by someone who is clearly lashing out in response to his own pain.
so, fine. vanitas wants him to back off? he will. ]
next time, you could just say you don't want to talk about it
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it's fortunate that this is through text. that his initial reaction isn't the one he's left to mull over, long after the interaction is over.
because he breathes. tries to reorient himself. realizes that, if the meanest thing someone can say to him is mocking him over a broken heart, then yeah — he can stand to be punched down a little. especially by someone who is clearly lashing out in response to his own pain.
so, fine. vanitas wants him to back off? he will. ]
next time, you could just say you don't want to talk about it