[Eiji suddenly sounded very small, and very tired. He was unconvinced - logically there was no way anyone would be happy with a friendship like this - and yet the idea of hearing a truthful answer still made him nervous.
Guiltily, he let himself peer back over at the battered blond from the corner of his eyes - as though trying to look at him from his periphery would somehow shield his vision from the worst of the bruising. But even that only lasted a moment before he squeezed his eyes shut again.]
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[Eiji suddenly sounded very small, and very tired. He was unconvinced - logically there was no way anyone would be happy with a friendship like this - and yet the idea of hearing a truthful answer still made him nervous.
Guiltily, he let himself peer back over at the battered blond from the corner of his eyes - as though trying to look at him from his periphery would somehow shield his vision from the worst of the bruising. But even that only lasted a moment before he squeezed his eyes shut again.]
You can't possibly be happy like this...