[He's not sure what's going on, only that something is twisting inside of him at that look, at that closeness. Surely it can't mean what he think it does, does it?]
[... No. That would be ridiculous. Childhood closeness only goes so far. It's improper, and not good for either of them. How many times has he told himself that? Too many to count. Too many nights of feeling awful at his thoughts and desires. He'd never had time to examine those feelings, only shut them away. But now... now there's time. And he doesn't know how he feels about them.]
Mitsuzane... of course I do. I will never abandon you, no matter what.
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[... No. That would be ridiculous. Childhood closeness only goes so far. It's improper, and not good for either of them. How many times has he told himself that? Too many to count. Too many nights of feeling awful at his thoughts and desires. He'd never had time to examine those feelings, only shut them away. But now... now there's time. And he doesn't know how he feels about them.]
Mitsuzane... of course I do. I will never abandon you, no matter what.