[ even though he . . . catches nishinoya's attention enough that his eyes flicker over to emi as soon as it's said. he's still around, that much he can deduce, and only coming up with the possibility that he ended up hurt, too.
it makes nishinoya think back, way back, when the snaps of webs and bursts of fire filled his ears, his vision an ugly blur but the remainder of his functioning senses still capturing the sensation of the other boy holding him, hauling him to safety. his shoulders slump at the reminder, and solemn he seems as his head tips forward to look at the snacks he's scattered across the floor. the way emi talks of eiji— the tempted quirk of lips that show at his mention— he misses kacchan. there isn't a single doubt that he does— it wasn't bad to be reminded, but to be honest . . . it wasn't completely good either.
with a hand dragging to fit right against emi's shoulder, he squeezes. ]
I don't need to tell you to take good care of what you got there, but. [ emi probably knows just how important it is, anyway, but— his lips quirk in a happy yet melancholic way. he'd be dumb not to be happy for emi being okay, and having more friends that care, too. ] Take good care of it.
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it makes nishinoya think back, way back, when the snaps of webs and bursts of fire filled his ears, his vision an ugly blur but the remainder of his functioning senses still capturing the sensation of the other boy holding him, hauling him to safety. his shoulders slump at the reminder, and solemn he seems as his head tips forward to look at the snacks he's scattered across the floor. the way emi talks of eiji— the tempted quirk of lips that show at his mention— he misses kacchan. there isn't a single doubt that he does— it wasn't bad to be reminded, but to be honest . . . it wasn't completely good either.
with a hand dragging to fit right against emi's shoulder, he squeezes. ]
I don't need to tell you to take good care of what you got there, but. [ emi probably knows just how important it is, anyway, but— his lips quirk in a happy yet melancholic way. he'd be dumb not to be happy for emi being okay, and having more friends that care, too. ] Take good care of it.