[ Oh god. He just said it without thinking. Something he's been doing a lot lately, blurting out 'for me' knowing full well what kind of power that phrase holds. Aoba instantly feels guilty, and just as he tries to soothe that feeling away by thinking that it's all for a good cause, Karamatsu starts out with those terms of endearment and then starts taking his blazer off. He's actually doing it, and while he's grateful he's finally putting on another layer for warmth (and decency) he can't shake off the fact that he totally manipulated him. On purpose.
So he'll just change the subject. ]
Just now, you reminded me of this other guy I used to know. Kind of quirky, like you, but he was always calling me 'Master' for some reason.
Other guy? Ah, do I have some competition, then? [ he's so.. casual about this now... ]
Heh. I do not think I would go that far unless you wanted me to, Aoba. I'm the sole driver of my own journey.. [ but you just said... ] Doing favors to make somebody I care about happy versus beckoning to their every will is a little different. [ looks like he's learned about this somewhere down the road.. ]
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[ Oh god. He just said it without thinking. Something he's been doing a lot lately, blurting out 'for me' knowing full well what kind of power that phrase holds. Aoba instantly feels guilty, and just as he tries to soothe that feeling away by thinking that it's all for a good cause, Karamatsu starts out with those terms of endearment and then starts taking his blazer off. He's actually doing it, and while he's grateful he's finally putting on another layer for warmth (and decency) he can't shake off the fact that he totally manipulated him. On purpose.
So he'll just change the subject. ]
Just now, you reminded me of this other guy I used to know. Kind of quirky, like you, but he was always calling me 'Master' for some reason.
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[ he's so.. casual about this now... ]
Heh. I do not think I would go that far unless you wanted me to, Aoba. I'm the sole driver of my own journey.. [ but you just said... ]
Doing favors to make somebody I care about happy versus beckoning to their every will is a little different.
[ looks like he's learned about this somewhere down the road.. ]