One: because nobody asked Athrun take one for the team like that. Of course he'd go straight ahead and do something like this anyway! And it's not an Athrun specific thing, but one thing about Yzak that at least Dearka knows after their first fight with the Imugi, is that he absolutely does not want anybody putting their life on the line for him in any capacity. Sure, it's rooted in how he views still having his own life as a stroke of luck that he didn't even deserve, and figures that when death finally does catch up with him it'll just be delayed, but no less deserved. And someone stepping in to take that from him would not only be unfair, it would break him in a way he would likely never recover from. So that whole mess kicks in here.
Two: As always, Dearka's laugh cuts through the discomfort like a bell in a gloomy silence, his wisecrack lightening the mood around them. It soothes Yzak in a way that only he can, and has, too many times throughout the years they've spent together.
Aaaaand three: Doing something like that despite the danger, it's brave! It's cool! It's supportive of friends! And Athrun absolutely can not be braver or cooler or more supportive than Yzak!
All of this to say ... with a sharp, deep breath, a squaring of his shoulders, and that telltale competitive fire in his eyes, Yzak brings the apple he's holding to his mouth and takes a big bite out of it with a little hmph! ]
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[ Yzak does what he does next for three reasons.
One: because nobody asked Athrun take one for the team like that. Of course he'd go straight ahead and do something like this anyway! And it's not an Athrun specific thing, but one thing about Yzak that at least Dearka knows after their first fight with the Imugi, is that he absolutely does not want anybody putting their life on the line for him in any capacity. Sure, it's rooted in how he views still having his own life as a stroke of luck that he didn't even deserve, and figures that when death finally does catch up with him it'll just be delayed, but no less deserved. And someone stepping in to take that from him would not only be unfair, it would break him in a way he would likely never recover from. So that whole mess kicks in here.
Two: As always, Dearka's laugh cuts through the discomfort like a bell in a gloomy silence, his wisecrack lightening the mood around them. It soothes Yzak in a way that only he can, and has, too many times throughout the years they've spent together.
Aaaaand three: Doing something like that despite the danger, it's brave! It's cool! It's supportive of friends! And Athrun absolutely can not be braver or cooler or more supportive than Yzak!
All of this to say ... with a sharp, deep breath, a squaring of his shoulders, and that telltale competitive fire in his eyes, Yzak brings the apple he's holding to his mouth and takes a big bite out of it with a little hmph! ]