[ He does understand and he's glad he didn't try to force himself to say it because ... it'd hurt Sholmes more than him, probably. ]
I know... I know your response.
[ He keeps petting Sholmes' hair gently. ]
It'll be like this, Sholmes. We can spend days like this together when we're away from all this. In a city that never sleeps. We'll always have something to do. And when you miss London, we'll all travel together. You can dress me up in your Victorian clothes, show me everything you know there.
[ Maybe it's bad to talk like this, if this isn't the future they can have... but it's the Hope that he needs to hope onto. ]
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[He's munching down on a breadstick, shifting so that he's just flopping in the man's lap, looking upwards as he chews.]
[His personal pillow. :)]
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You're absolutely adorable, Sholmes.
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[HIS OWN COMPLIMENTS BEING TURNED AROUND!!! TERRIBLE!!]
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I'm glad you know you're the cutest one here.
[ He knows what he means, but he's being terrible and pretending otherwise for this moment. ]
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As if you wouldn't exploit this if our positions were reversed, either.
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[Chews on his breadstick. Yeah. >8/]
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I love you so much.
[ He leans to grab himself a breadstick as well, lightly poking Sholmes in the nose with it before munching. ]
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[He can't say "I love you", because it'll turn out the opposite.]
[So he'll just lay here in silence, hoping that Kotetsu will understand.]
[The breadstick is good. Yum.]
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I know... I know your response.
[ He keeps petting Sholmes' hair gently. ]
It'll be like this, Sholmes. We can spend days like this together when we're away from all this. In a city that never sleeps. We'll always have something to do. And when you miss London, we'll all travel together. You can dress me up in your Victorian clothes, show me everything you know there.
[ Maybe it's bad to talk like this, if this isn't the future they can have... but it's the Hope that he needs to hope onto. ]