[ He knows it's a surprise. He wasn't going to and he made a point not to. That was when he was very certain he wasn't foolish enough to fall in love with anyone, even here. Now there are two of them.
I-- know I can't be close with you and keep you at arm's length at the same time. He'd said that to Waver and it's time to take his own advice. ]
His name is Lord El-Melloi.
[ Daigo never uses that title, ever, but he's heard the man introduce himself that way. Daigo doesn't call for him much at all, choosing instead to take his hand or toy with the long stands of his hair. It's only in saying it that he really realizes that he's fallen in exclusively with other men in leadership. Something out of the question in Tokyo but it seems obvious now that being able to talk to others about the heavy sorrow he feels all the time has been sorely longed for. He has loved his clan dearly, but he can also see how it's been poisoning him with its secrets and silence. ]
We'll... invite you over to dinner one night.
[ He's surprised by the effort of this, how it leaves him feeling tired. He closes his eyes with a sigh. ]
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I-- know I can't be close with you and keep you at arm's length at the same time. He'd said that to Waver and it's time to take his own advice. ]
His name is Lord El-Melloi.
[ Daigo never uses that title, ever, but he's heard the man introduce himself that way. Daigo doesn't call for him much at all, choosing instead to take his hand or toy with the long stands of his hair. It's only in saying it that he really realizes that he's fallen in exclusively with other men in leadership. Something out of the question in Tokyo but it seems obvious now that being able to talk to others about the heavy sorrow he feels all the time has been sorely longed for. He has loved his clan dearly, but he can also see how it's been poisoning him with its secrets and silence. ]
We'll... invite you over to dinner one night.
[ He's surprised by the effort of this, how it leaves him feeling tired. He closes his eyes with a sigh. ]