( "I'm here," huh. When was the last time he'd heard that from someone he hadn't an excuse to turn from, someone besides Yuu?
Not human, not vampire. )
... I'm not that good at leaning on people or being there for them.
( And maybe if he was, maybe Yuu would've leaned on him more instead of needing to find these other people to replace what Mika failed to be, and what Mika took away from him.
Still. He doesn't reject what Ginger offers out of hand. )
... I don't really know if I can get you out of the empty if it gets to you, or if I can make it hurt any less, but I'll be around to stew with, if that matters any.
( The worst part of it was always being alone. He knows that much.
He doesn't really know if this is genuine connection or an awkward attempt at reciprocation because he can tell this is where you would insert such a gesture. Does he have enough humanity left to really care? ... He sort of thinks he does, but he isn't sure. He can't gauge his own actions.
But he hasn't been able to talk about these weird and ugly feelings before with anyone who seems to understand, so he guesses that has some objective value, even if you divorce the fact from feeling. Especially if they're going to be associated with one another here, given: )
... You got a blue coat too, right?
( Mika was paying attention to who got what when those were getting handed out, at least. )
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Not human, not vampire. )
... I'm not that good at leaning on people or being there for them.
( And maybe if he was, maybe Yuu would've leaned on him more instead of needing to find these other people to replace what Mika failed to be, and what Mika took away from him.
Still. He doesn't reject what Ginger offers out of hand. )
... I don't really know if I can get you out of the empty if it gets to you, or if I can make it hurt any less, but I'll be around to stew with, if that matters any.
( The worst part of it was always being alone. He knows that much.
He doesn't really know if this is genuine connection or an awkward attempt at reciprocation because he can tell this is where you would insert such a gesture. Does he have enough humanity left to really care? ... He sort of thinks he does, but he isn't sure. He can't gauge his own actions.
But he hasn't been able to talk about these weird and ugly feelings before with anyone who seems to understand, so he guesses that has some objective value, even if you divorce the fact from feeling. Especially if they're going to be associated with one another here, given: )
... You got a blue coat too, right?
( Mika was paying attention to who got what when those were getting handed out, at least. )