*killua's chest swells and dips with a breath of relief as kalluto curls beside him, the pressure of expectation slowly ebbing away. he shifts onto his side to face his brother, lips pursed in a brooding pout.*
i know. i'm sorry.
*he already feels selfish enough for wanting both of his siblings while they are forced to share him -- but what he's doing now, holding back, is supposed to be for their sakes. that's what he tells himself as he gently reaches up to brush kalluto's cheek in an aborted motion that ends with his fist falling into the narrow space between them.*
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Date: 2023-11-03 06:24 pm (UTC)i know. i'm sorry.
*he already feels selfish enough for wanting both of his siblings while they are forced to share him -- but what he's doing now, holding back, is supposed to be for their sakes. that's what he tells himself as he gently reaches up to brush kalluto's cheek in an aborted motion that ends with his fist falling into the narrow space between them.*