[Even Sugawara doesn't know exactly what those words do to him. Not at first.
He just stares into Tsukishima's pale, pretty eyes, which suddenly seem to cut through the movie's reflection off his glasses and look right into Suga's heart. His chin wobbles and he thinks he might cry, but there's no sting of tears behind his eyelids.
Take a break. He hears the urgency in those words, maybe for the first time. Others have told him much the same thing and he's assured them that it's fine, he knows his limits, he only gives when he has enough... but Tsukishima's voice strains just that little bit because he's concerned, he's worried, and that, too, cuts through Suga's defenses.]
I'm not sure how to. [And there's an admission he's never made to anyone else before. Despite the shaky chin, his voice is steady and even.] I don't know who I am if I'm not living for someone else.
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Date: 2024-05-20 10:58 pm (UTC)He just stares into Tsukishima's pale, pretty eyes, which suddenly seem to cut through the movie's reflection off his glasses and look right into Suga's heart. His chin wobbles and he thinks he might cry, but there's no sting of tears behind his eyelids.
Take a break. He hears the urgency in those words, maybe for the first time. Others have told him much the same thing and he's assured them that it's fine, he knows his limits, he only gives when he has enough... but Tsukishima's voice strains just that little bit because he's concerned, he's worried, and that, too, cuts through Suga's defenses.]
I'm not sure how to. [And there's an admission he's never made to anyone else before. Despite the shaky chin, his voice is steady and even.] I don't know who I am if I'm not living for someone else.