[ And isn't he aware of that. With the way Aventurine lives his life, his safety is not guaranteed. With what Aventurine truly plans to do, he is all but guaranteed a violent death if he fails. Here, and only here.... he does not have to contend with any of that. He's... free, truly free to bare himself to Ratio if he so desires. To let Ratio help him.
But only if he so desires.
Here, Ratio would be able to confess, and they might have time to deal with hurt feelings and reconcile if he was wrong and Aventurine didn't reciprocate or wasn't ready to accept his affection. Above all, what Aventurine needed from him was a
single person that could always
be by his side
He presses a palm into his eyes forcefully and takes a deep breath, letting the sting of pain reorient him. If he remembers any of this tomorrow, he will consider it with a clearer mind and not one so prone to emotion.
He lifts his head and ignoring his blurry vision, lifts his glass, almost empty, and taps it against Ishmael's. ]
Cheers.
[ And downs the rest of the drink in one go. He is never drinking this much again. ]
no subject
But only if he so desires.
Here, Ratio would be able to confess, and they might have time to deal with hurt feelings and reconcile if he was wrong and Aventurine didn't reciprocate or wasn't ready to accept his affection. Above all, what Aventurine needed from him was a
single person that could always
be by his side
He presses a palm into his eyes forcefully and takes a deep breath, letting the sting of pain reorient him. If he remembers any of this tomorrow, he will consider it with a clearer mind and not one so prone to emotion.
He lifts his head and ignoring his blurry vision, lifts his glass, almost empty, and taps it against Ishmael's. ]
Cheers.
[ And downs the rest of the drink in one go. He is never drinking this much again. ]
I shall... shall expect your contact.
[ But he won't remember. Oops. ]