[Aaaaaand once he snaps back out of it, he realizes that was entirely too much to share.
It settles uncomfortably as the mask slips back into place, the distress melting right off and replaced with confusion, a quieter uncertainty. He and Sanji don't share that much with each other. They never have and that worked for them, for however long. It's why they worked well—
Retrospec likes to fuck up even simple things like that too.
There's only one person in Baren's life that means that much to him - and even with all his privacy and refusal to talk about family, he can rarely go a few days without mentioning his twin sister in passing, though never by name. If Sanji remembers that, Sanji can put the pieces together. Baren sorely hopes he's forgotten.
When he's urged to relax, to find calm - he sees an opportunity where most people would likely find reassurance.]
- I'll relax if you promise me something.
[Too quick and not unlike a snake.
"Maybe you shouldn't take advantage of raw moments like this," a small voice cautions Baren in the very back of his head. After this one, he thinks, after this one he'll behave maybe.]
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It settles uncomfortably as the mask slips back into place, the distress melting right off and replaced with confusion, a quieter uncertainty. He and Sanji don't share that much with each other. They never have and that worked for them, for however long. It's why they worked well—
Retrospec likes to fuck up even simple things like that too.
There's only one person in Baren's life that means that much to him - and even with all his privacy and refusal to talk about family, he can rarely go a few days without mentioning his twin sister in passing, though never by name. If Sanji remembers that, Sanji can put the pieces together. Baren sorely hopes he's forgotten.
When he's urged to relax, to find calm - he sees an opportunity where most people would likely find reassurance.]
- I'll relax if you promise me something.
[Too quick and not unlike a snake.
"Maybe you shouldn't take advantage of raw moments like this," a small voice cautions Baren in the very back of his head. After this one, he thinks, after this one he'll behave maybe.]